John Ericsson

John Ericsson (July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother, Nils Ericson. He was born at Långbanshyttan in Wermelandia, Sweden, but did primarily come to be active in the United States.

Monuments

Monuments in honor of John Ericsson have been erected at:

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• The Mall in Washington D.C.
• Battery Park, in New York City
• Nybroviken in Stockholm
• Kungsportsavenyn in Gothenburg.

See also: John A. Dahlgren

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