Johan Schön
Johan Schön | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1753 |
| Died | April 8, 1805 (aged 51–52) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupations | Ironmaster, businessperson |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | Johan Martin Schön Hedvig Strömberg |
Johan Schön (1753 – 8 April 1805) was a Swedish ironmaster and businessperson.
Early life
Johan Schön was born in Stockholm, the son of Johan Martin Schön (1721–1781),[1] a businessman originally from Lübeck, and Hedvig Strömberg (1725–1807), daughter of the manufacturer Jöns Michaëlsson Strömberg.
Career
Politically, Schön stood in opposition to Gustav III, a stance that was unusual for the 'Skeppsbroadel' (the merchant aristocracy of Skeppsbron).
During Schön's career, he had amassed a fortune that included landed estates, several interests in ironworks, manufactories, forge hammers, and blast furnaces, as well as shares in both the Swedish East and West India Companies. The firm Schön & Co was passed down to his son and grandson.
Personal life
In March 1776, Johan Schön married the etcher Elisabeth Palm,[a][3] who was born in Constantinople. She was the daughter of Asmund Palm—a merchant and representative for the Swedish Levant Company[3]—and Eva van Bruyn. The couple had several children, among them Hedvig Elisabeth, Maria Charlotta, and Gustava Adelaide Schön.[4]
Schön was widowed in June 1789 when his wife, Elisabeth, died of tuberculosis.[b][5]
Notes
References
- ^ Forsstrand, Carl (1917). Köpmanshus i gamla Stockholm: nya bidrag till skeppsbroadelns historia (in Swedish). Geber.
- ^ Forsstrand, Carl (1912). De tre gracerna: minnen och antekningar från Gustaf III:s Stockholm (in Swedish). Hugo Geber. p. 217.
- ^ a b c Steinrud, Marie (2015). "Herrgården som försvann – Seglingsbergs bruksherrgård och dess historia". Bergslagshistoria (in Swedish). Föreningen Bergslagsarkiv. pp. 8–15.
- ^ Svenska ättartal (in Swedish). Vol. 4. 1887.
- ^ "Ramnäs kyrkoarkiv, Död- och begravningsböcker, SE/ULA/11258/F I/2 (1775–1828)". National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved April 15, 2021.