Eric Wahlforss
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Eric Alfred Wahlforss (21 May 1895 – 5 October 1951) was a Finnish chemist and businessman.
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Eric Alfred Wahlforss | |
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Born | (1895-05-21)21 May 1895 |
Died | 5 October 1951(1951-10-05) (aged 56)[1] |
Education | DSc, chemistry |
Notable work | Nya monosubstitutionsprodukter av reten (doctoral thesis, 1924)[1][2] |
Spouse | Christiane Wahlforss[2] |
Parent(s) | Henrik Alfred Wahlforss and Emilia Elisabeth Långhjelm |
Relatives | Wilhelm Wahlforss (brother)[3] |
Director of Wärtsilä Selluloosa Oy Äänekoski Pulp Mill | |
In office 1942–1951[2] | |
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Wahlforss's father died when he was young. He studied chemistry and did his DSc in 1924. He emigrated to United States and worked as a chemist for Arthur D. Little, Industrial Process Ltd, Hammermill and Glidden Co. He returned to Finland, and from 1937 to 1941 he worked for A. Ahlström. In 1941 Wahlforss got a manager position in Wärtsilä Selluloosa Oy Äänekoski Pulp Mill, where he stayed until his death in 1951.