Björn Prytz
Swedish businessman and diplomat (1887–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Björn Gustaf Prytz (2 April 1887 – 22 June 1976) was a Swedish industrialist in the early 1900s and from 1938 to 1946 Minister Plenipotentiary in London for the Swedish government.
Prytz first registered the name Volvo, later used by the car company, as a subsidiary of the ball bearing company S.K.F. In 1940, as Swedish plenipotentiary, he was involved in discussions with British government officials exploring a compromise peace with Nazi Germany.