Hjalmar Lundbohm
Encyclopedia
Johan Olof Hjalmar Lundbohm (25 April 1855, Ödeborg
– 4 April 1926) was a Swedish
geologist
and chemist
and the first managing director of LKAB
(Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag) in Kiruna
. He is almost regarded as the founder of the city.
Ödeborg
Ödeborg is a locality situated in Färgelanda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 615 inhabitants in 2005....
– 4 April 1926) was a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
and chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
and the first managing director of LKAB
LKAB
LKAB is a Swedish mining company. The company mines iron ore at Kiruna and at Malmberget in northern Sweden. The company was established in 1890, and has been 100% state-owned since the 1950s...
(Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag) in Kiruna
Kiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...
. He is almost regarded as the founder of the city.