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Lars Magnus Ericsson (Swedish pronunciation: [lɑːʂ ˈmǎŋːnɵs ˈêːrɪkˌsɔn] ⓘ; 5 May 1846 – 17 December 1926) was a Swedish inventor, entrepreneur and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson (incorporated as Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson).
Lars Magnus Ericsson was born in 1846. His father died the year he turned 12. He lived on a farm called Nordtomta with his mother and two younger sisters. Life on their small farm had been meager and strenuous even when the father was alive, and with his death the situation worsened.
The first Swedish manufacturing company to focus on electrical equipment - Öller & Co - served as a training ground of skillful telecommunications specialists, several of whom left the company after a few years to start up their own workshops. The most successful of them was Lars Magnus Ericsson, who joined the company as a student in 1867.
The story of Lars Magnus Ericsson and his successors. Phones for everyone. On how Lars Magnus Ericsson arrives in Stockholm, sets out into the world, then returns home to start his own company making telephones. Small steps greats advances. The Nordics take charge.
Great enterprises, a noted philosopher once suggested, are lengthened shadows of great men. During the past century thousands of outstanding men and women have contributed to the Ericsson Group of telecommunication companies. But the imprint of Lars Magnus Ericsson, who founded the enterprise in 1876, is still unmistakable.
Dec 7, 2021 · Learn about the life and achievements of Lars Magnus Ericsson, the Swedish inventor who improved the telephone and founded the company Ericsson. Discover how he started his business, cooperated with other entrepreneurs and developed the switchboard and the handset.
Lars Magnus Ericsson, ofta L. M. Ericsson, född 5 maj 1846 på Nordtomta gård i Värmskogs socken, Värmlands län, död 17 december 1926 på Hågelby gård i Botkyrka i Stockholms län, var en svensk uppfinnare och företagare.
