Folke Rogard

Bror Axel Folke Per Rogard ( born July 6, 1899 in Stockholm, † June 11, 1973 ) was a Swedish chess official.

From 1944 to 1948 he was married to the actress Viveca Lindfors. Rogard, a lawyer by profession, was 1947-1964 President of the Swedish Chess Federation.

In 1949 he became president of the World Chess Federation FIDE and held that office until 1970 when. He was also a International Referee since 1951.

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