Georg Branting, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Branting

Politician, fencer

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1887

Place of Birth: Adolf Fredriks församling, Sweden

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1965

Profession: lawyer, politician, fencer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Georg Branting (21 September 1887 – 6 July 1965) was a Swedish Social Democrat and Olympic fencer.
He was the son of Hjalmar Branting and a member of the Riksdag 1932–1961.In the Spanish Civil War a Scandinavian battalion of the International Brigades was named after him, as a sign of thanks for his vehement support of the Spanish Republic. Related to the Civil War of Finland 1918 he wrote a book translated in 1925 in Finnish as: Oikeudenkäyttö Suomessa, Muutamia asiakirjoja selityksineen. He competed for Sweden in fencing at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.