Anders Angerstein (1614-1659), also called ''Andrae Angerstein'', was a
German-Swedish ironmaster.
Biography
Anders
Angerstein is said to have been born in
:de:Angerstein (Nörten-Hardenberg),
Niedersachsen
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Holy Roman Empire, with evidence indicating ultimate family origins in
Hungary. He immigrated to
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 ...
along with accompanying
miner
A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting, ...
s, first in service of other equally immigrated
ironmasters but with time settling by the ''Angerstein
forge
A forge is a type of hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (smithy) where such a hearth is located. The forge is used by the smith to heat a piece of metal to a temperature at which it becomes easier to shape by forging, or to th ...
'' in
Vikmanshyttan
Vikmanshyttan is a locality situated in Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 843 inhabitants in 2010. On site the ''Steelworks Museum of Vikmanshyttan'' is maintained as a museum of regional industrial history
The Industrial R ...
,
Dalarna.
Anders Angerstein was married to Anna Katarina Domb. Among his issue was
Johan Angerstein Johan
* Johan (given name)
* ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller
* Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group
** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group
* Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Jo-Han, a ...
.
With
craft production authorisation by the
Swedish Board of Mines the holdings were extended, subsequently including
Vira bruk
Vira bruk is a village and an historic iron works in Österåker in Sweden.
Vira bruk was founded around 1630 by Clas Fleming (admiral), Clas Fleming. On the basis on a monopoly granted by a royal privilege it manufactured most of the rapiers and ...
, Thurbo, and Bispberg, inter alia,
remaining in the family until the 19th century. Anders Angerstein is noted for improvements for
charcoal piles during his tenure.
In 1981, the former Angerstein steelworks of which he laid the foundation were transformed into the ''Steelworks Museum of Vikmanshyttan'', maintained as a museum of regional
industrial history.
References
External links
Anders Angersteinin
Svenskt biografiskt lexikon
''Svenskt biografiskt lexikon'' () is a Swedish biographical dictionary, started in 1917. The first volume, covering names ''Abelin'' to ''Anjou'', was published in 1918. As of 2017, names from A to S are covered.
Volumes
# ABELIN – ANJOU (1 ...
(1918) (Swedish)
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1614 births
1659 deaths
German ironmasters
German emigrants to Sweden
Swedish ironmasters
17th-century ironmasters