Per Jacobsson
Per Jacobsson | |
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Jacobsson in 1962 | |
| Managing director of the International Monetary Fund | |
| In office 21 November 1956 – 5 May 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Ivar Rooth |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Paul Schweitzer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1894 Tanum, Bohuslän, Sweden |
| Died | 5 May 1963 (aged 69) London, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Profession | Economist |
Per Jacobsson (5 February 1894 – 5 May 1963) was a Swedish economist who served as the first and longstanding chief economist of the Bank for International Settlements from 1931 to 1956, and as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1956 until his death in 1963.