Bengt Junker
| Bengt Junker | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 21, 1913. |
| Died | February 18, 1970 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | Scouting notable |
Bengt Junker (June 21, 1913 – February 18, 1970 Stockholm)[1] was a Swedish Scouting notable,[2] head of the Sveriges Scoutförbund from 1951 to 1956 and from 1958 to 1966.[3] In 1951 he succeeded Lennart Bernadotte, and in 1958 he succeeded Gösta Lewenhaupt.[4] He was the last Scout manager of Sveriges Scoutförbund, and became the first chairman of the Svenska Scoutförbundet, formed by the merger of the Sveriges Scoutförbund and the Sveriges Flickors Scoutförbund.[5] Junker was also instrumental in the start of the Swedish Scout Association's college sv:Kjesäters Folkhögskola, when in 1960 Vingåker Municipality sold Kesätters Castle to Sveriges Scoutförbund.
He was a 1949 recipient of the Silver Wolf, the highest commendation in Swedish Scouting.
References
- ↑ Template:SvDb
- ↑ John S. Wilson (1959), Scouting Round the World. First edition, Blandford Press. p. 271
- ↑ http://scouthistoria.ssf.scout.se/scouthistoria/artal.htm
- ↑ http://scouthistoria.ssf.scout.se/amk/tidningsklippr/1951_bengt_junker.pdf
- ↑ http://scouthistoria.ssf.scout.se/amk/protokoll/ssfstartori1960.pdf