Post by Jonas von Essen - World Memory Champion. HAIKOU, China, Dec. 15 (UPI) --The Swedish winner of the Memory World Championships in China performed brain-straining feats including memorizing 26 ...

Sven Christer Jonas von Essen, born April 24, 1991 in Skövde Parish, Skaraborg County, is a Swedish memory artist. He has participated in several memory competitions and became world champion in ...

LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Swedish winner of the Memory World Cup in London said his secret of information retention is to concoct a story in his head. Jonas von Essen was dubbed the winner of the ...

In The Local's series spotlighting Swedes who have made headlines during the week, we talk to Jonas von Essen, the memory whizz who raked in three awards in London for his total recall. Jonas von ...