Ljungström is a Swedish family originating from
Jönköping County
Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Sept ...
, Småland, through the
bailiff
A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French ''baillis'', ''bail'' "custody") is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offi ...
Johan ''Liungström'' (''
floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...
'' 1716, died circa 1730).
Members in selection
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Johan Patrik Ljungström
Johan Patrik Ljungström (1784–1859) was a Swedish jeweler, inventor, and underwater diving pioneer. He is credited as the first private underwater diver in Sweden, and possibly beyond.
His works, sometimes abbreviated as ''J. P. Ljungstr ...
(1784–1859), jeweler
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Jonas Patrik Ljungström
Jonas Patrik Ljungström (12 March 1827 – 22 October 1898) was a Swedish cartographer, geodesist, and teacher at the Royal Institute of Technology.
Biography
Jonas Patrik Ljungström was born 12 March 1827 in Uddevalla as the son of jewe ...
(1827–1898),
cartographer
Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an im ...
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Georg Ljungström
Georg Ljungström (1861–1930) was a Sweden, Swedish cartographer, author, and poet.
Biography
Georg Ljungström was born in 1861 to the cartographer Jonas Patrik Ljungström, and Amalia (née Falck). Among his siblings were Fredrik Ljungström, ...
(1861–1930), poet
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Oscar Ljungström (1868–1943), engineer, armed forces officer
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Birger Ljungström
Birger Ljungström (4 June 1872 – 17 November 1948) was a Swedish engineer, technical designer, industrialist, and inventor.
Biography
Birger Ljungström was born at Uddevalla in Stockholm, Sweden to cartographer Jonas Patrik Ljun ...
(1872–1948), industrialist
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Fredrik Ljungström
Fredrik Ljungström (16 June 1875 – 18 February 1964) was a Swedish engineer, technical designer, and industrialist.
Considered one of the foremost inventors of Sweden, Fredrik Ljungström accounted for hundreds of technical patents alon ...
(1875–1964), industrialist
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Gunnar Ljungström
Gunnar Ljungström (1905-1999) was a Swedish engineer and technical designer, specialised in aerodynamics and automobile industry, pioneering the early history of the Swedish car brand SAAB.
Biography
Gunnar Ljungström was the born in 1905 a ...
(1905–1999), technical designer
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Astrid Ljungström (1905–1986), journalist
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Olof Ljungström
Gustaf Olof "Olle" Ljungström (1918-2013) was a Swedish engineer. He was a visiting professor in aircraft design at Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology in the United States.
Biography
Olof Ljungström was born in 19 ...
(1918–2013), engineer
See also
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Axel Ljungströms Fabriks AB
Axel may refer to:
People
* Axel (name), all persons with the name
Places
* Axel, Netherlands, a town
** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586
Arts, entertainment, media
* ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove
* ''Axel'', a Cirque ...
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Ljungström air preheater
Ljungström air preheater is an air preheater invented by the Swedish engineer Fredrik Ljungström (1875-1964). The patent was achieved in 1930.
Even in a modern utility boiler the preheater provides up to 20 percent of the total heat transfer ...
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Ljungström locomotive
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Ljungström method
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Ljungström turbine
The Ljungström turbine (''Ljungströmturbinen'') is a steam turbine. It is also known as the STAL turbine, from the company name STAL ( sv, Svenska Turbinfabriks Aktiebolaget Ljungström). The technology has had numerous uses since its concepti ...
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Ljungström sailboat
Ljungström sailboats were created by the Swedish engineer Fredrik Ljungström, who was interested in sailing since childhood. A "Ljungström sailboat" typically has a "circular arc" hull and a "Ljungström rig". A Ljungström rig mast has no ...
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Ljungström rig
Ljungström rig is the name for the sailing rig designed by Swedish engineer Fredrik Ljungström with double main sails and rotating mast, but without boom, foresail, forestay and shroud. The early models of the Ljungström sailboat had a stern ...
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Ljungström Engine Syndicate Limited
Ljungström is a Swedish family originating from Jönköping County, Småland, through the bailiff Johan ''Liungström'' (''floruit'' 1716, died circa 1730).
Members in selection
* Johan Patrik Ljungström (1784–1859), jeweler
* Jonas Patrik ...
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Ljungström Steam Turbine Co.
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Ljungström Swedish Turbine Manufacturing Co. (STAL)
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Stal-Laval Turbin
STAL (Svenska Turbinfabriks AB Ljungström; "Swedish Turbine Manufacturing Co.") was an industrial company established in 1913 in Finspång, Sweden, by the brothers Birger Ljungström, and Fredrik Ljungström, developing the Ljungström turbine.
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Asea Stal
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