Bengt von Hofsten
Bengt von Hofsten (; 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. References

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1747 births
1826 deaths
19th-century Swedish landowners
Swedish ironmasters
People from Karlskoga Municipality
19th-century Swedish nobility
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19th-century Swedish politicians
18th-century ironmasters
19th-century ironmasters