Erland von Hofsten (; 19 September 1780 – 10 December 1839), was a

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, and

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to the Valåsen Works.

Life and work

Erland von Hofsten was born on September 19, 1780, at

Valåsen Manor Valåsen Manor (, ) is a manor house at Valåsen och Labbsand by Valåsen Ironworks. The manor is located in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. The current-standing manor house was built in the 18th century, but the history of the pro ...

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, and was the first of nine children of

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and Christina Lovisa von Hofsten (

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Geijer). His father was an ironmaster at Valåsen Works. In 1793, he enrolled at

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. In 1805, he served as a

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at the

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. In 1822, Erland von Hofsten married Johanna Nordenfeldt. The couple's daughter, Johanna Christina von Hofsten, was a children's writer. Hofsten died on December 10, 1810, in

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. He and his wife were buried at the Karlskoga Old Cemetery, near

Karlskoga Church The Karlskoga Church ( ) is a wooden Church (building), church building in Karlskoga, Sweden. Belonging to the Church of Sweden, the church was inaugurated in the 1600s. It stands as both the oldest building and church in Karlskoga, predating Villa ...

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