Spaak is a family originating in Bohuslän, Sweden, with notable branches in Belgium, France, and Italy.Paul De Zuttere, Famille Spaak, dans : L'Intermédiaire des Généalogistes, n°385, Bruxelles, January–February 2010
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 Jacques Joseph Spaak (1742–1825), painter.
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Sweden Peter Spaak (1696–1769), Protestant Reformer George Spaak (1877–1966), engineer Ragnar Spaak (1907–1979), physician
Belgium/France Jacques Joseph Spaak (1742–1825), Belgian painter Louis Spaak (1804–1893), Belgian architect Bob Spaak (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 Spaak government Paul-Henri Spaak Foundation Paul-Henri-Spaak-Straße in Munich, Germany Haute École Paul-Henri Spaak Paul-Henri Spaak building Spaak method
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