Carl Emil Pettersson

Carl Emil Pettersson
Pettersson, 1890s
Born(1875-10-23)23 October 1875
Sweden
Died12 May 1937(1937-05-12) (aged 61)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationSailor
TitleKing of Tabar Island
Term1907–1922
PredecessorLemy I
SuccessorNone
OpponentKing of Tabar Island

Carl Emil Pettersson (23 October 1875 – 12 May 1937) was a Swedish sailor. He became king of Tabar Island in Papua New Guinea after he was shipwrecked there in 1904.

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