Olof Wijk the Younger
@olofyounger
Swedish politician and businessman (1833-1901)
Building Skandinaviska Banken as Founder · Sweden
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1833–1901
- Educated at
- Uppsala University
About
Olof Wijk the Younger (1833–1901) was a politician and wholesaler. They were born in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. They studied at Uppsala University. They served as Speaker of the Second Chamber.
In context
Skandinaviska Banken was founded in 1863 and closed in 1972, after 109 years. Among the 7 other bank companies founded in the 1860s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 36 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Named alongside
- André Oscar WallenbergFounder
- Oscar DicksonFounder
- Oscar EkmanFounder
Contribution
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