Is the fate of this late gentleman something most Swedes spend a lot of time contemplating? Every country has it’s heroes, villains and mysteries.
There is an attached article featuring an 80 year old Swedish woman who wrote a book about ‘Dostadning’ or Death Cleaning.
The idea being to throw out useless personal items before your death in order to save your relatives from having to decide what to preserve. The book has become quite popular.
He must have been a big deal. One of the Junior High Schools in my home own in Connecticut is named after him. Then again, my elementary school was named after the guy who founded the Associated Press.