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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 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

* Johan Patrik Ljungström (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 jew ...
(1827–1898), cartographer * Georg Ljungström (1861–1930), poet * Oscar Ljungström (1868–1943), engineer, armed forces officer * Birger Ljungström (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 a ...
(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 1 ...
(1918–2013), engineer


See also

* Axel Ljungströms Fabriks AB *
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 ...
* Ljungström locomotive * Ljungström method * Ljungström turbine * Ljungström sailboat * Ljungström rig * Ljungström Engine Syndicate Limited * Ljungström Steam Turbine Co. * Ljungström Swedish Turbine Manufacturing Co. (STAL) ** Stal-Laval Turbin ** Asea Stal


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