Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁶

Gustaf de Laval

Swedish engineer and inventor (1845–1913)

Karl Gustaf Patrik de Laval (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav dɛ laˈvalː]; 9 May 1845 – 2 February 1913) was a Swedish engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the design of steam turbines and centrifugal separation machinery for dairy.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Gustaf de Laval (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 9, 1845, died Feb 2, 1913.¹

Companies

Alfa LavalFounder¹⁵

Early life and education

1866Royal Institute of Technology^{3 4}
Since 1863Uppsala University^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: inventor, businessperson, politician, scientist, engineer, mechanical engineer.⁷

1894 to 1902Member of the First Chamber^{4 6}
1888 to 1890Member of the Second Chamber⁶
Date not recordedFounded Alfa Laval⁵

Personal life

BornMay 9, 1845, Orsa församling^{8 9}
DiedFeb 2, 1913, Hedvig Eleonora and Oscar Parish^{10 11}
CitizenshipSweden¹²
SpouseIsabel Amalia Grundahl married 1895^{11 13}

Awards

1904Grashof Commemorative Medal¹⁴

Sources

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WikidataGustaf de Laval on Wikidata
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WikipediaGustaf de Laval on Wikipedia
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WikidataGustaf de Laval: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported by Two-Chamber Parliament 1867–1970.
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WikidataGustaf de Laval: Founded Alfa Laval, on Wikidata
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WikidataGustaf de Laval: Member of the Second Chamber, on Wikidata
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WikidataGustaf de Laval: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGustaf de Laval: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Swedish Census 1910
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WikidataGustaf de Laval: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported by Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
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WikidataGustaf de Laval: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGustaf de Laval: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataGustaf de Laval: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlfa Laval, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsGustaf de Laval photo by unknown, Public domain