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'''Eric Salomon Hallgren''' (20 October 1880 – 17 October 1956) was a Swedish police and civil servant. He was the first chief of the [[Swedish Security Service|General Security Service]] (''Allmänna säkerhetstjänsten''), the predecessor of the [[Swedish Security Service]] (Säpo), serving from 1938 to 1945.
==Career==
Hallgren was born in Hedvig Eleonora parish in Stockholm,<ref name="db">}}</ref> the son of And. Salomon Hallgren, a police inspector, and his wife Fanny (née Strömmers).<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) |url=http://bit.ly/2GlCNpJ |page=280}}</ref> He completed his civil service degree in law (''hovrättsexamen'') at [[Uppsala University]] in 1905 and then served as notary at the [[Over-Governor of Stockholm|Office of the Governor of Stockholm]] for police matters in 1910. Hallgren was acting police inspector and director of the Detective Department in 1917 and was 3rd Superintendent and director of the Criminal Department the same year. He was a also member of the police force in [[Province of Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]] during the [[1920 Schleswig plebiscites]].<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 274"> |url=http://bit.ly/2I6quzl |page=274}}</ref>
Hallgren conducted study trips to [[England]] and [[France]] in 1920<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 274"/> and participated in international police congresses in [[New York City]] in 1923, [[Vienna]] in 1923, [[Berlin]] in 1926, [[Antwerp]] in 1930, [[Paris]] in 1931, [[Copenhagen]] in 1935, and [[Belgrade]] in 1936.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280"/> Hallgren served as chief superintendent from 1930 to 1936 and Deputy Governor of Stockholm (''Underståthållare'') from 1937<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280"/> and he became chairman of the ''Stockholms luftskyddsförbund'' ("Stockholm Air Protection Association") in 1938.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280"/>
When the Swedish civil security service, ''Hemliga statspolisen'' ("Secret State Police") or [[Swedish Security Service|General Security Service]] (''Allmänna säkerhetstjänsten'') was established after a government decision on 10 June 1938, the operations was led by Hallgren. It was first organized as a secret department around the 6th Division within the Criminal Police (''Kriminalpolisen'') and was for a long time called Svestapo or Hestapo (after [[Gestapo]]) by those concerned.<ref>}}</ref> Hallgren left the position in 1945 and was succeeded by Georg Thulin.<ref> |page=7}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 1909 he married Ellen Hildur Boqvist (born 1876), the daughter of Per Ad. Boqvist and Hilda Nyström.<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 274"/>
Hallgren died on 17 October 1956 the same parish he was born.<ref name="db"/>
==Awards and decorations==
Hallgren's awards:<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280"/>
*Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Polar Star]]
*Knight of the [[Order of Vasa]]
*Grand Officer of the [[Order of Leopold II]]
*Commander First Class of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]]
*Commander First Class of the [[Order of the White Star]]
*Commander of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]
*Knight of the [[Order of St. Olav]]
*Commander Second Class of the [[Order of Civil Merit]]
*[[Ordre des Palmes Académiques|Officier de l'Instruction Publique]]
==References==
[[Category:1880 births]]
[[Category:1956 deaths]]
[[Category:Swedish police officers]]
[[Category:Swedish civil servants]]
[[Category:People from Stockholm]]
[[Category:Uppsala University alumni]]
[[Category:Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star]]
[[Category:Knights of the Order of Vasa]]
[[Category:Swedish people of World War II]]
==Career==
Hallgren was born in Hedvig Eleonora parish in Stockholm,<ref name="db">}}</ref> the son of And. Salomon Hallgren, a police inspector, and his wife Fanny (née Strömmers).<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) |url=http://bit.ly/2GlCNpJ |page=280}}</ref> He completed his civil service degree in law (''hovrättsexamen'') at [[Uppsala University]] in 1905 and then served as notary at the [[Over-Governor of Stockholm|Office of the Governor of Stockholm]] for police matters in 1910. Hallgren was acting police inspector and director of the Detective Department in 1917 and was 3rd Superintendent and director of the Criminal Department the same year. He was a also member of the police force in [[Province of Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]] during the [[1920 Schleswig plebiscites]].<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 274"> |url=http://bit.ly/2I6quzl |page=274}}</ref>
Hallgren conducted study trips to [[England]] and [[France]] in 1920<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 274"/> and participated in international police congresses in [[New York City]] in 1923, [[Vienna]] in 1923, [[Berlin]] in 1926, [[Antwerp]] in 1930, [[Paris]] in 1931, [[Copenhagen]] in 1935, and [[Belgrade]] in 1936.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280"/> Hallgren served as chief superintendent from 1930 to 1936 and Deputy Governor of Stockholm (''Underståthållare'') from 1937<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280"/> and he became chairman of the ''Stockholms luftskyddsförbund'' ("Stockholm Air Protection Association") in 1938.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280"/>
When the Swedish civil security service, ''Hemliga statspolisen'' ("Secret State Police") or [[Swedish Security Service|General Security Service]] (''Allmänna säkerhetstjänsten'') was established after a government decision on 10 June 1938, the operations was led by Hallgren. It was first organized as a secret department around the 6th Division within the Criminal Police (''Kriminalpolisen'') and was for a long time called Svestapo or Hestapo (after [[Gestapo]]) by those concerned.<ref>}}</ref> Hallgren left the position in 1945 and was succeeded by Georg Thulin.<ref> |page=7}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 1909 he married Ellen Hildur Boqvist (born 1876), the daughter of Per Ad. Boqvist and Hilda Nyström.<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 274"/>
Hallgren died on 17 October 1956 the same parish he was born.<ref name="db"/>
==Awards and decorations==
Hallgren's awards:<ref name="Harnesk (1945), p. 280"/>
*Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Polar Star]]
*Knight of the [[Order of Vasa]]
*Grand Officer of the [[Order of Leopold II]]
*Commander First Class of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]]
*Commander First Class of the [[Order of the White Star]]
*Commander of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]
*Knight of the [[Order of St. Olav]]
*Commander Second Class of the [[Order of Civil Merit]]
*[[Ordre des Palmes Académiques|Officier de l'Instruction Publique]]
==References==
[[Category:1880 births]]
[[Category:1956 deaths]]
[[Category:Swedish police officers]]
[[Category:Swedish civil servants]]
[[Category:People from Stockholm]]
[[Category:Uppsala University alumni]]
[[Category:Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star]]
[[Category:Knights of the Order of Vasa]]
[[Category:Swedish people of World War II]]
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