Johan Eberhard Geijer (; 19 October 1733 – 21 December 1796) was a Swedish

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. Born in Uddeholm in

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on October 19, 1733, to Bengt Gustaf Geijer and Lovisa Sophia Tranæa, Geijer married Anna Fredrika Löfman and had children. He served as "huvudmasmästare" in

from 1760 to 1763 and owned the Bofors Works from 1762 to 1770 when his brother, Emanuel af Geijerstam, acquired it. Geijer later acquired the Lindfors Works.

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* 1733 births 1796 deaths Swedish landowners Swedish ironmasters Johan Eberhard 18th-century Swedish businesspeople People from Hagfors Municipality Bofors people {{Sweden-bio-stub