Hans Odemyr
Hans Odemyr | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1921 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | January 24, 2001 Stockholm, Sweden |
| NSA member | Scandinavia & Finland 1957 - 1962 Sweden 1962 - 1992 |
Hans Odemyr (August 25, 1921 - January 24, 2001) was a Swedish Bahá’í who assisted with the establishment of Bahá’í administration in Scandinavia.
Biography[edit]
Odemyr was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1921. His family owned a clothing business and he worked in the family business in his professional career. He married Saga and they had two children.[1]
Odemyr first heard of the Bahá’í Faith in 1948 and associated with the Stockholm Bahá’í community for an extended period before declaring in January 1953. He was elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly of Stockholm the same year he declared and served on the body for the rest of his life.[1]
In 1957 the National Spiritual Assembly of Scandinavia and Finland was formed which had jurisdiction over the Bahá’í community Sweden and Odemyr was elected as an inaugural member of the body. In 1957 he was instrumental to the Assembly securing a National Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds and in 1958 he helped secure a Bahá’í Temple site. He served on the Assembly until 1962 when the body was dissolved and was elected to the first independent National Spiritual Assembly of Sweden the same year.[1]
Odemyr served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Sweden until and 1992 and during his tenure he also served on the countries National Teaching Committee and National Publishing Committee, and he established and oversaw the early production of a national newsletter for the Swedish Bahá’í community. He served on the National Assembly until 1992.[1] In addition to his administrative service he also actively taught the Faith delivering talks on the religion and writing pamphlets on the religion.[2]
In January 2001 Odemyr passed away in Stockholm. In a message conveyed after his passing the Universal House of Justice noted that he had "played a Vital role in the...establishment of the Bahá’í community" of Sweden.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2002). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 29 (2000-2001), Pg(s) 271. View as PDF.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2002). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 29 (2000-2001), Pg(s) 272. View as PDF.
