Lars Magnus Ericsson
Swedish inventor, entrepreneur and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson
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About Lars Magnus Ericsson
With an unquenchable appetite for technology, Lars Magnus Ericsson was driven to start a small telephone company called Ericsson. The company flourished to become one of the biggest brands in the world.
Early Years
Born into a family of farmers in Värmland, Sweden-Norway, he pursued a 6-year apprenticeship at Öller & Co. Telegraph workshop. With the help of a government grant, he travelled to different countries for advanced training in telegraph instruments.
Ericsson and Other Business Ventures
In 1876, in his efforts to start a telephone company, he renovated a former kitchen in Stockholm, Sweden, and turned it into a workshop. The following year witnessed him fixing faulty phones. By 1878, the Swedish inventor and businessman was producing and selling his own telephones under the name L. M. Ericsson & Co. Three years later, they were contracted to supply telephones to the Telephone Association in Gävle, Sweden.
By the early 20th century, subsidiaries were opened in Poland and Russia by Ericsson. The company evolved to be simply Ericsson, a behemoth in the international telephone industry.
Trivia
In 1900, he left the company and went to stay on a farm in Sweden.
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F.A.Q. about Lars Magnus Ericsson
When is his birthday?
Lars Magnus Ericsson's birthday is on May 5, 1846.
In how many days is his birthday?
Lars' birthday is in 102 days
How old was Lars when he died?
He was 80 years old.
When did he die?
He died in December 17, 1926.
How old would he be today?
Lars Magnus Ericsson would be 178 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Lars from?
He was born in Värmskog, Värmland, Sweden.