Erland von Hofsten (ironmaster, born 1780)

Erland von Hofsten was born on September 19, 1780, at Valåsen Manor, Karlskoga, Sweden, and was the first of nine children of Bengt[1] and Christina Lovisa von Hofsten (née Geijer). His father was an ironmaster at Valåsen Works. In 1793, he enrolled at Uppsala University.[2]

In 1805, he served as a clerk at the administrative courts of appeal in Sweden.[2]

In 1822, Erland von Hofsten married Johanna Nordenfeldt.[2] The couple's daughter, Johanna Christina von Hofsten, was a children's writer.[3]

Hofsten died on December 10, 1810, in Stockholm.[4] He and his wife were buried at the Karlskoga Old Cemetery, near Karlskoga Church.[5]