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Lars Magnus Ericsson

1846 - 1926

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Lars Magnus Ericsson (Swedish pronunciation: [lɑːʂ ˈmǎŋːnɵs ˈêːrɪkˌsɔn] ; 5 May 1846 – 17 December 1926) was a Swedish inventor, entrepreneur and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson (incorporated as Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lars Magnus Ericsson is the 228th most popular inventor (down from 209th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 346th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Lars Magnus Ericsson ranks 228 out of 426. Before him are Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Oskar Barnack, Melvil Dewey, Elihu Thomson, Hubert Cecil Booth, and Lillian Moller Gilbreth. After him are Laurens Hammond, Thonmi Sambhota, Rodolphe Lindt, George Washington, Pavel Yablochkov, and Fritz von Opel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1846, Lars Magnus Ericsson ranks 56. Before him are Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, Nikolai Yaroshenko, Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Amalie Skram, Julius Maggi, and Joseph B. Foraker. After him are Albert Apponyi, Luigi Denza, Carlos Pellegrini, Marie Popelin, Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti, and Emil Warburg. Among people deceased in 1926, Lars Magnus Ericsson ranks 57. Before him are Krste Misirkov, Annie Oakley, Bertha Wegmann, Ye Wanyong, Katō Takaaki, and Enrico Toselli. After him are Luther Burbank, William Larned, Joan Alcover, Carlos Schwabe, Josias von Heeringen, and Jean Richepin.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Lars Magnus Ericsson ranks 425 out of 1,879. Before him are Kennet Andersson (1967), Alice Babs (1924), Johan Tobias Sergel (1740), Peter Artedi (1705), Kalle Svensson (1925), and Vilhelm Moberg (1898). After him are Åke Seyffarth (1919), Sven Andersson (1907), Petra Mede (1970), Björn at Haugi (832), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), and Eugène Jansson (1862).

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Among INVENTORS In Sweden

Among inventors born in Sweden, Lars Magnus Ericsson ranks 4. Before him are Gideon Sundback (1880), John Ericsson (1803), and Ernst Alexanderson (1878). After him are Nils Bohlin (1920), Victor Hasselblad (1906), Sven Gustaf Wingqvist (1876), and Simone Giertz (1990).

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