Bengt von Hofsten | |
Birth Date: | 17 June 1747 |
Birth Place: | Karlskoga, Örebro County, Sweden |
Death Date: | 10 November 1826 |
Death Place: | Hönsäter, Sweden |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Occupation: | Ironmaster |
Father: | Erland von Hofsten |
Bengt von Hofsten (in Swedish pronounced as /fɔn hɔfˈstɛːn/; 17 June 1747 – 10 November 1826), was a Swedish ironmaster and hovjunkare.
Bengt von Hofsten was born on June 17, 1747, in Karlskoga, Sweden, and was the third of five children of Erland and Christina von Hofsten (née Kolthoff). His father was an ironmaster at both Valåsen and Villingsberg Works. In 1760, he enrolled at Uppsala University.[1]
In 1779, Bengt von Hofsten married Christina Lovisa Geijer at Lindfors Works, known as "nåda på Valåsen".
In 1796, Von Hofsten acquired Hönsäter Manor.[2]