Gunnel Gummeson, the Glossary
Gunnel Gummeson (born 1930, declared dead ''in absentia'' 8 February 1977), was a Swedish school teacher, last seen travelling in northern Afghanistan with her American fiancé Peter Winant in 1956.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Afghanistan, Aftonbladet, Aurora Nilsson, Bergslagen, Dick Hichens-Bergström, Herat, Hultsfred, India, J. Graham Parsons, Kabul, Lindesberg, List of people who disappeared mysteriously: 1910–1990, Maymana, Mohammad Zahir Shah, Nora, Sweden, Pashtuns, Presumption of death, Purdah, Qaysar District, Sheberghan, Slavery in Afghanistan, Småland, Sweden, United States.
- 20th-century Swedish educators
- Missing person cases in Afghanistan
- People from Örebro County
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.
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Aftonbladet
(lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Aurora Nilsson
Aurora Nilsson, also known as Rora Asim Khan (1 January 1894 – 1972), was a Swedish writer who became known for her autobiographical depiction, Flykten från harem ("Escape from Harem"), about her experiences in Afghanistan during her marriage to an Afghan diplomat, Asim Khan, in the 1920s.
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Bergslagen
Bergslagen is a historical, cultural, and linguistic region located north of Lake Mälaren in northern Svealand, Sweden, traditionally known as a mining district.
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Dick Hichens-Bergström
Per Richard "Dick" Hichens-Bergström (13 August 1913 – 9 May 1989) was a Swedish diplomat.
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Herat
Herāt (Pashto, هرات) is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan.
Hultsfred
Hultsfred is a locality and the seat of Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,143 inhabitants in 2010.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
J. Graham Parsons
James Graham Parsons (October 28, 1907 – October 20, 1991) was an American career diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Laos (1956–1958), Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1959–1961), and United States Ambassador to Sweden (1961–1967).
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Kabul
Kabul is the capital city of Afghanistan.
Lindesberg
Lindesberg is a locality and the seat of Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 9,672 inhabitants in 2017.
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List of people who disappeared mysteriously: 1910–1990
This is a list of people who disappeared mysteriously: 1910–1990 or whose deaths or exact circumstances thereof are not substantiated. Gunnel Gummeson and list of people who disappeared mysteriously: 1910–1990 are Missing people.
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Maymana
Maymana (Persian/Uzbek/Pashto: میمنه) is the capital city of Faryab Province in northwestern Afghanistan, near the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border.
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Mohammad Zahir Shah
Mohammad Zahir Shah (Pashto/Dari: محمد ظاهر شاه; 15 October 1914 – 23 July 2007) was the last king of Afghanistan, reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973.
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Nora, Sweden
Nora is a locality and the seat of Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 6,526 inhabitants in 2010.
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Pashtuns
Pashtuns (translit), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, Eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. They historically were also referred to as Afghans until the 1970s after the term's meaning had become a demonym for members of all ethnic groups in Afghanistan.
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Presumption of death
A presumption of death occurs when a person is believed to be dead, despite the absence of direct proof of the person's death, such as the finding of remains (e.g., a corpse or skeleton) attributable to that person. Gunnel Gummeson and presumption of death are people declared dead in absentia.
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Purdah
Pardah or purdah (from Hindi-Urdu پردہ, पर्दा, meaning "curtain") is a religious and social practice of gender partition prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities.
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Qaysar District
Qaisar (Qaysar or Qeysar) (قیصار) is a district situated in the southwestern part of the Faryab province of Afghanistan.
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Sheberghan
Sheberghān or Shaburghān or shāhpurgān (Uzbek, Pashto, شبرغان), also spelled Shebirghan and Shibarghan, is the capital city of the Jowzjan Province in northern Afghanistan.
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Slavery in Afghanistan
Slavery in Afghanistan was present in the post-Classical history of Afghanistan, continued during the Middle Ages, and persisted into the 1920s.
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Småland
Småland is a historical province (landskap) in southern Sweden.
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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See also
20th-century Swedish educators
- Aina Erlander
- Alma Detthow
- Anna Ahlström
- Anna Bergström-Simonsson
- Anna Christensen
- Anna Rönström
- Anna T. Nilsson
- Anna Warburg
- Anna-Clara Romanus-Alfvén
- Aurore Pihl
- Barbro Cecilia Johansson
- Beata Mårtensson-Brummer
- Bengt Essén
- Berta Hansson
- Bertha Tammelin
- Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg
- Dan Koehl
- Ebba Atterbom
- Elisabet Anrep-Nordin
- Elisabeth Glantzberg
- Emy Fick
- Fridtjuv Berg
- Gösta Skoglund
- Gerda Planting-Gyllenbåga
- Greta Engkvist
- Gunnel Gummeson
- Hanna Lindmark
- Henriette Sjöberg
- Herta Svensson
- Hildur Nygren
- Honorine Hermelin
- Ida Schmidt
- Ingeborg Walberg
- Ingeborg Walin
- Inger Zachrisson
- Jeanna Oterdahl
- Märta Bucht
- Maj Bylock
- Maria Aspman
- Maria Ribbing
- Matilda Widegren
- Ruth Forsling
- Signe Barth
- Sofia Gisberg
- Stina Quint
- Tekla Åberg
- Torsten Husén
- Wilhelm Bladin
Missing person cases in Afghanistan
- 2015 Zabul massacre
- Adolph Dubs
- Colin Rutherford
- Daniele Mastrogiacomo
- Gabriele Torsello
- Gunnel Gummeson
- Jere van Dyk
- Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
- Mark Frerichs
- Mellissa Fung
- Qari Ahmadullah
- Sean Langan
- Shukria Tabassum
- Tahir Dawar
People from Örebro County
- Gunnel Gummeson
- Ivar Tidestrom
- Johan Gottschalk Wallerius
- Nils Wallerius
- Olle Rimfors
- Olof Sundby