Carl Frans Lundström
Carl Frans Lundström (born April 2, 1823 in Jönköping , † 1917 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish trader who ensured the worldwide distribution of the safety matches.
Life
After training as a commercial clerk, he spent some time in England . In 1844 he founded a metalworking factory in Jönköping. With the acquisition of Stensholms pappersbruk , which he made together with his brother Johan Edvard Lundström , he became a partner in Jönköpings tändsticksfabrik (German Jönköpings matchstick factory ), the forerunner of today's matchstick museum .
On a trip to England in 1850 he succeeded in making the then new phosphor-free safety matches interesting for the English market. The export to England began, which was to increase over time. He also made the safety matches with red phosphorus by Gustaf Erik Pasch a success in the mid-1850s. Lundström later founded a forge , a mechanical weaving mill and a dye works .
These companies were destroyed by fire in 1863, a few years after they were founded, so that Lundström subsequently went to Stockholm and became the dispatcher for Karlsvik's väfnadsfabriker . After retiring in 1870, he took care of his estates in Uppland and from 1873 to 1875 he was representative for Stockholm in the Second Chamber of the Swedish Reichstag . He had previously been on the Stockholm City Council since 1865 and resigned from office in 1883. In 1872 he became chairman of the Academy for Agriculture and in 1899 its honorary chairman.
literature
- Carl Frans Lundström . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 16 : Lee – Luvua . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1912, Sp. 1424 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lundström, Carl Frans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lundström, Carl Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish dealer in the match industry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jonkoping |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1917 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |