1887-1962.
Politician, painter.
Tycho Hedén was a trained painter and also ombudsman in the Swedish Painters' Union 1942-1954.
Hedén was interested in politics at an early age and he was the manager of Folkets hus, chairman of Uppsala arbetarekommun, chairman of Uppsala läns socialdemokratiska partidistrikt 1920-1960, member of the city council 1919-1959 and member of the county council 1930-1962.
For several decades, Tycho Hedén was a leading politician in Uppsala and influential in the city's labor movement.
New residential areas were built in Uppsala during Hedén's time, which was led by the city architect Gunnar Leche.
Burial site: 0150-2047
Image description: Tycho Hedén, Uppsala 1954, photo: Uppsala-Bild / Upplandsmuseet. [The image is cropped]
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