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Alexander Keiller

Scottish businessperson

Alexander Keiller (1 July 1804, Dundee – 27 March 1874 Gothenburg) was a Scottish businessman active in Gothenburg, Sweden.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Alexander Keiller (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 1, 1804, died Mar 27, 1874.¹

About

Keiller arrived in Gothenburg in 1825, on account of the Keiller family's timber business in Sweden. Three years later he started a mill for machine spinning of flax and hemp, along with his compatriot William Gibson. This enterprise was shut down in 1839.

In 1841 Keiller opened a heavy engineering plant in Gothenburg, as a private company. In 1867 Keiller floated Göteborgs Mekaniska Verkstad on the stock exchange, and a year later he retired completely from the workshops. He died in Gothenburg on 27 March 1874.

He was the father of James Keiller who in 1906 donated the area around Ramberget to Gothenburg city which here had built Keillers park.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alexander Keiller, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Ahlafors SpinneriFounder¹⁴

Career

Occupation: businessperson, patron of the arts, mechanical engineer, industrialist.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Ahlafors Spinneri³
Date not recordedFounded Morven Institute of Archaeological Research⁴
Date not recordedFounded Götaverken⁵

Personal life

BornJul 1, 1804, Dundee^{7 8}
DiedMar 27, 1874, Örgryte församling^{8 9}
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland¹⁰
SpouseMaria Lovisa Wijk¹¹

Awards

1840Royal Order of Vasa^{12 13}

Sources

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WikidataAlexander Keiller on Wikidata
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WikipediaAlexander Keiller on Wikipedia
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WikidataAlexander Keiller: Founded Ahlafors Spinneri, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Keiller: Founded Morven Institute of Archaeological Research, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Keiller: Founded Götaverken, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Keiller: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Keiller: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
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WikidataAlexander Keiller: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Keiller: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Keiller: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexander Keiller: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Alexander Keiller
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WikidataAhlafors Spinneri, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAlexander Keiller photo by Mkallgren, CC BY-SA 4.0