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Maria Christina Bruhn
Maria Christina Bruhn (1732 – 21 October 1808) was a Swedish chemist and inventor, likely to be the first patented female inventor of her country.. She created a gunpowder packaging that would later be used in the Swedish army for many generations to come Early life Bruhn was the eldest of three daughters of the book printer Johan Bruhn (died 1742).Nils Erik Magnus Lönnroth: "Mamsell Bruhn : en svensk uppfinnare i artilleriteknik" (Mamsell Bruhn : a Swedish inventor in artillery technique) (1991) She took over a tapestry- and wallpaper manufacture after the death of her widowed mother Inga Christina in 1751,who was granted license from the Swedish Board of Trade that allowed her to create the tapestry manufacturing business Maria would take over. The town surveyor Hieronymus von der Burg, one of the botanist Carl von Linné’s apprentices, and Maria's sister Ingrid had formed a relationship with each other that resulted in them getting pregnant and married. This relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |