| Erland von Hofsten | |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1780 |
| Birth Place: | Valåsen Manor, Karlskoga, Örebro County, Sweden |
| Death Date: | 10 December 1839 |
| Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Resting Place: | Karlskoga Old Cemetery |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Occupation: | Ironmaster |
| Mother: | Christina Lovisa Geijer |
| Father: | Bengt von Hofsten |
Erland von Hofsten (in Swedish pronounced as /fɔn hɔfˈstɛːn/; 19 September 1780 – 10 December 1839), was a Swedish ironmaster, and heir to the Valåsen Works.
Erland von Hofsten was born on September 19, 1780, at Valåsen Manor, Karlskoga, Sweden, and was the first of nine children of Bengt and Christina Lovisa von Hofsten (née Geijer). His father was an ironmaster at Valåsen Works. In 1793, he enrolled at Uppsala University.[1]
In 1805, he served as a clerk at the administrative courts of appeal in Sweden.
In 1822, Erland von Hofsten married Johanna Nordenfeldt. The couple's daughter, Johanna Christina von Hofsten, was a children's writer.[2]
Hofsten died on December 10, 1810, in Stockholm.[3] He and his wife were buried at the Karlskoga Old Cemetery, near Karlskoga Church.[4]