Zeth Höglund, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zeth Höglund

Swedish politician

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1884

Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 13-Aug-1956

Profession: writer, politician, translator, journalist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Carl Zeth "Zäta" Konstantin Höglund (29 April 1884 – 13 August 1956) was a leading Swedish communist politician, anti-militarist, author, journalist and mayor (finansborgarråd) of Stockholm (1940–1950). Höglund can be credited as the founder of the Swedish Communist movement.
Zeth Höglund went on many meetings in Bolshevik Russia and was elected to the Comintern Executive Committee in 1922.
In 1926, he returned to the Social Democratic party but still chose to define himself as a communist.