Talk:Pehr G. Gyllenhammar

Jewish?
Is PG Gyllenhammar Jewish? many people in Sweden tell that he is of Jewish origin.

XavierTheGreat 15:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes he is related to the Kaplan family by his mother. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.232.130.191 (talk) 19:44, 9 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Quite a few Swedish surnames sound Jewish, especially names within the nobilty. I don't know if Pehr G. Gyllenhammar has Jewish origin on his mother's side, but the Gyllenhammar family orginates from Jonas Månsson (1630-1682), Lieutenant Colonel at Jönköping Regiment. He was knighted in 1665 and got the name Gyllenhammar, which directly translated means "golden hammer".