IVA’s memorial tributes
Each year the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) produces a booklet commemorating a person whose scientific, engineering, economic or industrial achievements were of significant benefit to the society of his or her day.
This year we acknowledge Karin Kock (1891–1976) for her uniquely multifaceted career, achieved without the collegial and institutional support typically afforded to her male counterparts. She was the first woman to build a career as an academic economist, becoming a docent in economics and receiving the title of professor. She was also appointed Sweden’s first female cabinet minister and became the first woman to head a major government agency, Statistics Sweden. Wisdom, knowledge, clarity, acumen, expertise, precision, and respect are words that aptly describe Karin Kock’s remarkable contributions.
In its centenary year of 2019, the memorial tribute was dedicated to IVA’s founder Axel F. Enström.
