George Spaak
George Spaak was a Swedish engineer.Biography
George Spaak was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the father of physician Ragnar Spaak. He was the brother-in-law of Birger and Fredrik Ljungström.
Spaak graduated from the department of electrical engineering at Royal Institute of Technology in 1897. Around 1898–1902 he was employed at The Ljungström Engine Syndicate in Newcastle, United Kingdom, and made business travels in the United States and the German Empire. He was employed at the engineering agency of Carl Wilhelm Bildt in Stockholm 1902–1904, and at Bergvik och Ala Nya Aktiebolag 1904–1944.
Spaak was one of Sweden's first private sports pilots with his own aeroplane. He was a fellow of the 1931 Flight Technical Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences 1924–1943 and responsible for aerial security in Söderhamn. He was a member of the municipality of Söderala 1919–1931. He died at Söderhamn in 1966.Works
