Svenska Turbinfabriks Aktiebolaget Ljungström

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

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Johan ''Liungström'' (''

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'' 1716, died circa 1730).

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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 *

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 ...

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 * Oscar Ljungström (1868–1943), engineer, armed forces officer *

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 *

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 *

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 * Astrid Ljungström (1905–1986), journalist *

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

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