Background
Lidströmer was born in 1755 at Lagfors bruk, Medelpad, and died 1808 in Stockholm. He was the son of inspector and co-owner of Lagfors bruk, Jonas Lidström the elder (born 1713), and began his studies at Uppsala University in spring 1771.
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Education
Uppsala University.
Career
Jonas Lidströmer has often been called Sweden"s "mechanical genius" and is often compared with Polhem, another great Swedish inventor. He collaborated with Fredrik Henrik af Chapman and came via him to Karlskrona, the main base of the Swedish navy at the time. He also collaborated with the artists Johan Tobias Sergel, Louis Jean Desprez and Ehrensvärd, and a letter corresondence with Community College Gjörwell has been preserved.
The later wellrenowned royal architect Fredrik Blom was the adept of Jonas Lidströmer.
Perhaps he is mostly famous for the Obelisk at Slottsbacken adjacent to the Stockholm Palace and the construction of Norrbro (the bridge between the Royal Palace and the Opera in Stockholm, architect for the southern part, but leader for the construction of the northern as well). Jonas Lidströmer also erected the statue of king Gustav III, with its functional postament.
He has also designed, constructed and built the famous Mast Crane at the Naval harbour of Karlskrona. Jonas Lidströmer also constructed series of harbours in Sweden and Finland, and improved the harbours of Gothenburg, Karlskrona and Helsingborg.
He was the head of the Mechanical school in Karlskorna, the most qualified technical education at the time.
He is behind a large number of mechanical devices and innovations, such as steel grinderies, chip docks, compasses et cetera Several models and drawings of his work are present at a number of museums such as the Maritime Museum in Stockholm, the Museum of Architecture in Stockholm and the Naval Museum in Karlskrona.
Achievements
Membership
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
Jonas Lidströmer was the president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (of which he was a member from 1805), and member of several other academies such as the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences.
Education
Awards
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Order of Vasa
The Royal Order of Vasa (Kungliga Vasaorden) is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce.The Royal Order of Vasa (Kungliga Vasaorden) is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce.