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Göran Fredrik Göransson, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (born 1819)

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Göran Fredrik Göransson

Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (1819–1900)

Göran Fredrik Göransson was a Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist. He was the founder of the company Sandvikens Jernverks AB and was the first person to implement the Bessemer process successfully on an industrial scale and pioneered ingot steel in the Swedish iron…
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May 12

Day of the year

May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 233 days remain until the end of the year.
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