Johan Eberhard Geijer

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Johan Eberhard Geijer (Swedish: [ˈjɛ̌jɛr]; 19 October 1733 – 21 December 1796) was a Swedish ironmaster.

Born in Uddeholm in Värmland, Sweden on October 19, 1733, to Bengt Gustaf Geijer and Lovisa Sophia Tranæa, Geijer married Anna Fredrika Löfman and had children.[1] He served as "huvudmasmästare" in Värmland from 1760 to 1763 and owned the Bofors Works from 1762 to 1770[2] when his brother, Emanuel af Geijerstam, acquired it.[3] Geijer later acquired the Lindfors Works.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anrep, Johan Gabriel (1864). Svenska adelns ättar-taflor utgifna: Graufelt från Dal-Mörner af Tuna (in Swedish). P. A. Norstedt & Son̈er.
  2. ^ "Geijer, släkt". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ Steckzén 1946, p. 28.

Works cited[edit]

  • Steckzén, Birger (1946). Bofors historia 1646–1946 [History of Bofors 1646–1946] (in Swedish). Stockholm.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)