Bruno V. Nordberg, (April 11, 1857 – October 30, 1924) was a Finnish Swedish engineer that emigrated to the United States and founded the Nordberg Manufacturing Company.[1][2]
Bruno V. Nordberg | |
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| Born | April 11, 1857 Turku, Finland |
| Died | October 30, 1924 (aged 67) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
| Alma mater | Helsinki University of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, entrepreneur, inventor |
| Known for | Founded Nordberg Manufacturing Company |
Nordberg was born in Turku.[3] He studied from 1875 to 1879 at the Polytechnical School (Finnish: Polyteknillinen koulu, Swedish: Polytekniska skolan) in Helsinki, Finland (later Helsinki University of Technology).[3][4]
After his studies, he emigrated to the United States in 1880 and started working at the E. P. Allis Company in Milwaukee.[3][4] He founded his own company, the Bruno V. Nordberg Company, in 1886. The company manufactured a cutoff governor for steam engines Nordberg had invented. In 1890, it moved to a larger facility under the Nordberg Manufacturing Company name.[3][5]
Nordberg died at his home in Milwaukee after an illness of two years in 1924.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ Finlandssvenska tekniker, Band I. Helsinki, Finland. 1923.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Bruno V. Nordberg". projektfredrika.fi. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Huomattu suomalainen kuollut". Auttaja. Ironwood, MI. November 6, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Noted Inventor Dead after Long Illness". Appleton Post-Crescent. Appleton, WI. October 30, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26.
