title: Bengt von Hofsten
text: # Bengt von Hofsten
  
  Bengt von Hofsten (Swedish pronunciation:; 17 June 1747 – 10 November 1826), was a Swedish ironmaster and hovjunkare.
  
  ## Life and work
  
  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.
  
  In 1779, Bengt von Hofsten married Christina Lovisa Geijer at Lindfors Works, known as "nåda på Valåsen".
  
  In 1796, Von Hofsten acquired Hönsäter Manor.
  
  