Spaak family

Spaak is a family originating in Bohuslän, Sweden, with notable branches in Belgium, France, and Italy.

Elias Jonæ Spaak (1650–1728), enrolled at Lund University in 1683 and subsequently postmaster and deputy customs chief inspector of Uddevalla, Bohuslän, assumed the family name in accordance with that of his residence. Among his issue were Protestant reformer Peter Spaak (1696–1769), and Magnus Spaak (1699–1768), who emigrated to Brussels, Belgium. Among Magnus Spaak's issue was (1742–1825), painter.

Members in selection

Sweden

• Peter Spaak (1696–1769), Protestant Reformer
• George Spaak (1877–1966), engineer
• Ragnar Spaak (1907–1979), physician

Belgium/France

• (1742–1825), Belgian painter
• (1804–1893), Belgian architect
• (1917–2011), Belgian sports journalist
• Paul Spaak (1871–1936), Belgian lawyer and playwright
• Marie Spaak (born Janson, 1873–1960), Belgian politician
• Paul-Henri Spaak (1899–1972), Belgian politician, statesman, and one of the founding fathers of the European Union
• Fernand Spaak (1923–1981), Belgian lawyer and diplomat
• Isabelle Spaak (born 1960), Belgian writer
• Antoinette Spaak (1928-2020), Belgian politician
• Charles Spaak (1903–1975), Belgian screenwriter
• Agnès Spaak (born 1944), actress and photographer
• Catherine Spaak (1945–2022), French-Italian actress and singer
• Suzanne Spaak (1905–1944), World War II French resistance operative

See also

• Paul-Henri Spaak Foundation
• Paul-Henri-Spaak-Straße in Munich, Germany
• Paul-Henri Spaak building
• Spaak method

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