Johan Erik Gullichsen (28 June 1936 – 13 May 2023) was a Finnish paper engineer. From 1989 to 1999 he was professor for Pulping Technology at

Helsinki University of Technology Helsinki University of Technology (TKK; fi, Teknillinen korkeakoulu; sv, Tekniska högskolan) was a technical university in Finland. It was located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the metropolitan area of Greater Helsinki. The university was founded in ...

. He was also a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the ...

and competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Johan Gullichsen was born in Porin maalaiskunta on 28 June 1936. A member of the Ahlström family, his mother was the Finnish art collector and patron

Maire Gullichsen Maire Eva Johanna Gullichsen (née Ahlström, later known as Gullichsen-Nyströmer, 24 June 1907, Porin maalaiskunta – 9 July 1990, Pori) was a Finnish art collector and patron. She was a co-founder of the Artek furniture company. Pori Art ...

. Gullichsen died on 13 May 2023, at the age of 86.

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1936 births 2023 deaths People from Pori Finnish chemical engineers Academic staff of the Helsinki University of Technology Finnish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Finland Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Finnish people of Norwegian descent {{Finland-yachtracing-bio-stub