Lars magnus ericsson biography

Swedish inventor

Lars Magnus Ericsson (Swedish pronunciation:[lɑːʂˈmǎŋːnɵsˈêːrɪkˌsɔn]^ⓘ; 5 May – 17 December ) was a Swedish inventor, entrepreneur and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson (incorporated as Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson).

Early life

Lars Magnus was born in Värmskog, Värmland, and grew up in the small village of Vegerbol located between Karlstad and Arvika.

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At the age of 12, Ericsson's father died forcing him to seek work as a miner. He worked until he had enough money to leave the village and move to Stockholm in He then worked for six years for an instrument maker named Öllers & Co. who mainly created telegraph equipment.

Because of his skills, he was given two state scholarships to study instrument making abroad between and One of the companies he worked at was Siemens & Halske.

Career

Upon his return to Sweden in , he founded a small mechanical workshop together with his friend Carl Joha