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Johan Anton Wolff Grip

Johan Anton Wolff Grip was born in Bergen and entered the foreign service after completing legal studies. In 1882 he was sent to Hawaii to investigate complaints concerning Swedish and Norwegian emigrants there and on nearby islands. He returned through Japan, India, and the Suez Canal, later publishing an account of his journey as Rundt om jorden in 1884. 1

Grip became minister in Madrid in 1884 and was appointed envoy and consul general in Washington in 1889. He remained there until 1906, spanning the dissolution of the Swedish–Norwegian union. A Norwegian by birth, he became a Swedish subject after the union ended. 1

Washington Appointments

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  1. 321-322 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 10. Gossler - Harris)

    Named biographical entry in the digitized work

  2. Biographical record — runeberg. org, record 10

    Biographical or archival source consulted for the linked appointment. Date precision is preserved. Some archival viewers yielded only a catalogue record; the research ledger records access limits.

  3. Incoming Swedish representatives in Washington — chronology and original-source leads

    Secondary cross-check of incoming ministers, chargés and ambassadors. Original biographical entries are separately linked below. Exact appointments are not silently converted to credential dates; acting intervals are not exhaustive.

  4. U.S. Office of the Historian — Sweden

    Swedish recognition of the United States 3 April 1783; reciprocal diplomatic relations 29 April 1818. Diplomatic relations continued through the 1972–1974 downgrade. The 1783 date refers to the treaty of amity and commerce.

  5. Historical representation: United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway

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