Carl Gustav Thulin (9 October 1845 – 25 March 1918) was a Swedish

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. He co-owned and later became the sole owner of the shipping company Nordström & Thulin.

Biography

He was the son of Anders Thulin och Charlotta Thulin. In 1861, he was employed at the age of sixteen by

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Carl David Nordström at a firm that since 1850 had worked with cargoing ships in

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. In 1866, Thulin became co-owner of the company that was called Nordström & Thulin. That same year the company bought its first own ship. He became the sole owner of the shipping company.

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1845 births 1918 deaths 19th-century Swedish businesspeople Swedish businesspeople in shipping Shipping companies of Sweden Economic history of Sweden Place of birth missing {{Sweden-bio-stub