Ivar Kreuger was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist. In 1908, he co-founded the construction company Kreuger & Toll Byggnads AB, which specialized in new building techniques. By aggressive investments and innovative financial instruments, he built a global match and financial empire. Between the two world wars, he negotiated match monopolies with European, Central American and South American governments, and finally controlled between two thirds and three quarters of worldwide match production, becoming known as the "Match King".
Kreuger c. 1920
Ingeborg Eberth and Ivar Kreuger. Photo from 1914.
The building with address Villagatan No. 13A & 13B, where Ivar Kreuger had his apartment in Stockholm. Across the street at Villagatan 10, Paul Toll had his residence.
Ivar Kreuger ready for take-off for a business trip in Europe with an early passenger plane.
Kreuger & Toll was a construction and holding company founded on May 18, 1908, by two Swedish engineers, Ivar Kreuger and Paul Toll, with Henrik Kreüger working as a consultant and chief engineer.
Share of the Aktiebolaget Kreuger & Toll, issued 15. June 1927
Ivar Kreuger (1880–1932).
Paul Toll (1882–1946).
Henrik Kreüger (1882–1953).
