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Nils Ericson
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Friherre Nils Ericson (31 January 1802 – 8 September 1870) was a Swedish mechanical engineer (as was his younger brother John Ericsson, who emigrated first to England and then the USA). He became a prominent Swedish canal and railway builder.
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Friherre Nils Ericson | |
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![]() Late portrait of Nils Ericson, painted by Uno Troili. | |
Born | (1802-01-31)31 January 1802 Långbanshyttan, Värmland, Sweden |
Died | 8 September 1870(1870-09-08) (aged 68) Stockholm, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Engineer |
Children | Werner Ericson |
Parent(s) | Olof and Brita Sophia (Yugstrom) Ericsson |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Canal and railway engineer. |
Institutions | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
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Born as Nils Ericsson, he was raised to the untitled nobility by king Oscar I of Sweden in 1854, and with this he reverted to a spelling of his surname with only one "s". In 1859 he was made a Friherre (equivalent to English Baron), the 403rd such elevation to Sweden's titled nobility.