George Arvid Winckelmann (24 August 1884

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– 15 November 1962

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) was a Finnish lawyer and a diplomat. Winckelmann's parents were bank manager consul Henrik Winckelmann and Jenny Boström. He became a student from Oulu Lyceum in 1902 and studied at the

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, completing a 1905 Master's degree and a 1906 jurisprudence. Winckelmann received the rank of Master Judge in 1910. Winckelmann served as the youngest legal adviser in Helsinki in 1912-1917 and in the

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as First Secretary 1918 and as Head of Division 1922-1929. He served as Chargé d'Affaires in

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from 1930 to 1933 and in

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and

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since 1933. During the

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(1936-1939) Winckelmann was in Lisbon. He was then an Envoy in Madrid from 1940 to 1945 and was then in non-active status in Finland since 1945. He retired in 1947. Winckelmann was also secretary of the church administration of the parish churches of Helsinki in 1914-1929 and in the church administration from 1924 to 1929. He received the 1929 Special Envoy and the Plenipotentiary's title. Winckelmann married Gunhild Hilöa Lovisa Lagerström in 1916.Suomen Madridin suurlähetystön historiaa : Suhteita Pyreneillä II: Insidentti ja politiikkaa
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Winckelmann, George 20th-century Finnish lawyers 20th-century Finnish diplomats 1884 births 1962 deaths University of Helsinki alumni People from Oulu