Talk:Sven Salén

Song writer and shipping magnate as well
This person is probably the same person as Sven Salén, the writer of songs such as Sången till havet (Song to the Sea), and Visa kring slånblom och månskära (Song of Blackthorn and Crescent Moon). According to this and this, his dates are also 1890-1969. And according to the sleeve notes to a related LP I've had in my collection for decades, Salen "must surely be unique among composers in combining that vocation with a position as one of his country's leading shipping magnates".

So, an Olympic bronze medallist in sailing, a composer whose songs were sung by the likes of Jussi Bjorling, and a shipping magnate. Quite a guy. -- ♬ Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  11:52, 7 August 2012 (UTC)