Gustaf Weidel was born as Gustaf Johnsson[2] on 7 March 1890 in Malmö, Sweden as the son of police sergeant (polisöverkonstapel) Nils Johnsson and his wife Kersti Jönsson. Weidel passed mogenhetsexamen in Malmö in 1909 after passing in school in both Sweden and England.[3] As a youngster Weidel was a gymnast and was part of the Swedish team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event.[4] He was enrolled as a student at Lund University in 1909, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1910 and a Candidate of Law degree in 1914.[3] It was during his time at the university that he changed his last name to Weidel.[4] After this, he studied political economy in Germany and engaged in commercial activities, including serving as the CEO of Continental Trading Company. During this time, he conducted an in-depth study of Sweden's trade relations with the United States, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, as well as certain European countries such as France, England, and Spain, which he traveled through.[3]
In 1921, Weidel married Louise Pape (1892–1979), who was born in Marietta, Ohio, United States.[5][6]
Death
He died on 11 December 1959 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States. He had been ill for an extended period under the care of Dr. S. L. Bartlett, who was the son of Mrs. Weidel from her previous marriage.[7]
^Malmö nation vid universitetet i Lund 1905-1913: porträtt och biografiska uppgifter (in Swedish). Malmö. 1913. p. 60. SELIBR2203931.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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