Carl Edvard Ekman
Carl Edvard Ekman (born March 7, 1826 in Gothenburg , † December 24, 1903 ) was a Swedish industrialist .
Life
Ekman was the owner of the armaments factory Finspångs styckebruk in Finspång and was a liberal politician . He was a member of the bourgeoisie in the Swedish Chamber of Estates from 1859 to 1860 and from 1862 to 1863 and of the First Chamber of the Swedish Reichstag from 1867 to 1893 as a representative of Östergötland County , also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . Carl Edward Ekman, who belonged to the Ekman family in Gothenburg , was only 23 years old when he took over Finspångs styckebruk as managing director .
After a short time he took over shares in the company and after eight years he was the sole owner. He started a major restructuring and modernization. In less than twenty years he increased production tenfold and introduced new products and new technology . He started up Sweden's first rolling mill , the product of which was railroad tracks . Later cannons and artillery pieces were made. 1879 was a record year for exports, with 2720 tons of arms sold. Ekman had numerous railway lines built in the Finspång region to connect the various industrial companies in freight and passenger transport.
Carl Ekman was one of the last large patrons ( brukspatron ) in Sweden. Like his predecessor De Geer af Finspång, he created social facilities for his employees. Spettaln was a school in Finspång from 1760 to 1875. Ekman had this renovated according to modern principles. As a donor, this school was renamed after him. He also promoted the construction of hospitals and nursing homes .
Ekman was one of the pioneers of the Swedish elementary school . Together with Anders Berg (1821–1912) and his son Fridtjuv Berg, he developed the first guidelines for schools in the 19th century.
Web links
- Karl Edvard Ekman . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 7 : Egyptologi-Feinschmecker . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1907, Sp. 106 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Skolor i Risinge församling. finspang.se, archived from the original on August 8, 2007 ; Retrieved February 5, 2016 (Swedish).
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| SURNAME | Ekman, Carl Edvard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish railroad builder, industrialist and politician, member of the Riksdag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1903 |