The ‘Match King Scandal’ that rocked the world – Giovanni Di Stefano and Caroline Bayford
Ivar Kreuger was born on the 2 March 1880 in the Swedish seaside town of Kalmar. His father helped to run a shipping business and was the local Russian Consul. Kreuger trained as an engineer in Stockholm and at the age of 20 left his homeland to pursue his fortune in America.