Carl Frick (19 September 1863 – 29 July 1924) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

sea captain A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, inc ...

and

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leader.

Life

Born in

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

on 19 September 1863, Frick completed his officer degree in 1883. He continued to study and completed his

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captain degree and

degree in 1885 at the School of Naval Navigation in Malmö. He was employed by the merchant navy between 1880 and 1890. He was later employed by Sjöförsäkrings AB Öresund, a naval insurance company, where he became head of division in 1892. Frick later started his own insurance company, first named von Essen & Frick in 1895 and later Frick & Frick in 1903. The company became an

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in 1917. Frick later entered the corporate world when he became chairman of the board at Pehr Fricks fabrikers AB in 1908. During the 1910s he took on several other chairmanships in minor companies in Malmö and

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. Frick became a member of Malmö's city council in 1909, a position he held until 1912. He was a sports enthusiast and worked hard for sport in Malmö. In 1898 he founded AB Malmö Idrottsplats, a company designed to build a permanent sport field in Malmö,

Malmö IP Malmö Idrottsplats ("Malmö sports field"), commonly referred to simply as Malmö IP and sometimes as Gamla IP ("The old sports field"), is a stadium in Malmö, Sweden, that is primarily used for association football. it is the home of women's ...

. A statue of Frick stands outside Malmö IP to honour his involvement in its construction.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frick, Carl 1863 births 1924 deaths Sea captains Swedish sailors People from Malmö