Per Jacobsson (5 February 1894 – 5 May 1963) was a Swedish economist who served as the managing director of the

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster gl ...

(IMF) from 1956 until his death in 1963. Born in Tanum, Bohuslän, Jacobsson received degrees in law and economics from the

Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. The university rose to significance durin ...

. He was employed at the

League of Nations The League of Nations (french: link=no, Société des Nations ) was the first worldwide Intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by ...

from 1920 to 1928, and later the

Bank of International Settlements The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by central banks that "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks". The BIS carries out its work th ...

from 1931 onward. In December 1956, he was appointed as the managing director of the

(IMF), a position he held until his death on 5 May 1963. He was buried in the Swedish section of

Brookwood Cemetery Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis, is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. It is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe. The cemetery is listed a Grade I site in the Regi ...

. Jacobsson was an elected an International Member of the

American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communi ...

in 1957. Jacobsson's daughter Moyra, an artist, married

Roger Bannister Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and ...

, the British Olympic athlete and neurologist who was the first person to run the four-minute mile.

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File:Jacobsson - International monetary problems, 1964 - 5221746.tif, ''International monetary problems'' (1964) File:Per Jacobsson Grave 2016.jpg, Jacobsson's grave in

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Biography
– Per Jacobsson Foundation 1894 births 1963 deaths People from Tanum Municipality Managing directors of the International Monetary Fund Uppsala University alumni 20th-century Swedish businesspeople Swedish economists Burials at Brookwood Cemetery Members of the Första kammaren Swedish officials of the United Nations {{Sweden-economist-stub Members of the American Philosophical Society