{{Use dmy dates, date=April 2018 Paul-Henri Spaak (1937)

Spaak is a family originating from Bohuslän, Sweden, with notable branches in Belgium, France, and Italy.Paul De Zuttere, ''Famille Spaak'', dans : L'Intermédiaire des Généalogistes, n°385, Bruxelles, January–February 2010 Elias Jonæ Spaak (1650–1728), enrolled at

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion custom Custom, customary, or consuetudinary may refer to: Traditions, laws, and religion * Convention (norm), a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted rules, norms, standards or criteria, often taking the form of a custom * Norm (social), a r ...

s chief inspector of

Uddevalla Uddevalla (old no, Oddevold) is a town and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. In 2015, it had a population of 34 781. It is located at a bay of the south-eastern part of Skagerrak. The beaches of Uddevalla ar ...

, Bohuslän, assumed the family name in accordance with that of his residence. Among his issue were

Protestant reformer Protestant Reformers were those theologians whose careers, works and actions brought about the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. In the context of the Reformation, Martin Luther was the first reformer (sharing his views publicly in 15 ...

Peter Spaak Peter Spaak (6 June 1696 - 2 December 1769) was a Swedish Protestant Reformer. Challenging the Lutheran orthodoxy as an early proponent of freedom of religion in Sweden, he founded the society of Pietists based in the Diocese of Gothenburg, a so ...

(1696–1769), and Magnus Spaak (1699–1768), who emigrated to

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, Belgium. Among Magnus Spaak's issue was Jacques Joseph Spaak (1742–1825), painter.

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(1696–1769),

Protestant Reformer Protestant Reformers were those theologians whose careers, works and actions brought about the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. In the context of the Reformation, Martin Luther was the first reformer (sharing his views publicly in 15 ...

* George Spaak (1877–1966), engineer * Ragnar Spaak (1907–1979), physician

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* Jacques Joseph Spaak (1742–1825), Belgian painter * Louis Spaak (1804–1893), Belgian architect * Bob Spaak (1917–2011), Belgian sports journalist * Paul Spaak (1871–1936), Belgian lawyer and playwright * Marie Spaak (born Janson, 1873–1960), Belgian politician **

Paul-Henri Spaak Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (; 25 January 1899 – 31 July 1972) was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman. Along with Robert Schuman, Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer he was a leader in the formation of the ...

(1899–1972), Belgian politician, statesman, and one of the founding fathers of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...

*** Fernand Spaak (1923–1981), Belgian lawyer and diplomat **** Isabelle Spaak (born 1960), Belgian writer ***

Antoinette Spaak Antoinette Spaak (27 June 192828 August 2020) was a Belgian politician and leading figure within Francophone and regionalist politics in Brussels. She was born into a noted political family and entered politics as part of the regionalist Democra ...

(1928-2020), Belgian politician **

Charles Spaak Charles Spaak (25 May 1903 – 4 March 1975) was a Belgian screenwriter who was noted particularly for his work in the French cinema during the 1930s. He was the son of the dramatist and poet Paul Spaak, the brother of the politician Paul-Henri ...

(1903–1975), Belgian screenwriter *** Agnès Spaak (born 1944), actress and photographer *** Catherine Spaak (1945–2022), French-Italian actress and singer ** Suzanne Spaak (1905–1944),

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

French resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...

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