Eric Ruuth (24 October 1746 – 25 May 1820) was a Swedish nobleman and the owner of

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. He served as the

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from 1792 to 1796. With his coal mine he started the company that would eventually become

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Biography

He was born on 24 October 1746 to Gustaf Ruuth of Finland (1697–1757) and Baroness Ebba Christina Siöbladh. She was the daughter of Baron

Carl Georg Siöblad Carl Georg Siöblad (2 November 1683 – 1 September 1754) was a Swedish naval officer who served as Governor of Malmöhus County and Blekinge County Biography He was born in Södermanland to Baron Erik Carlsson Sjöblad (1647-1725) and Charl ...

, Lord of

Marsvinsholm Marsvinsholm Castle ( sv, Marsvinsholms slott) is situated in Ystad Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden, from Ystad. History The estate was first known as Bosøe, Borsøe and Bordsyø and is known from the 14th century. During the late 14th ...

and Countess

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. From 1782 to 1786 he made extensive renovations at

. In 1786 he invited a Swiss cheesemaker to

. A few years later,

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were being produced in Sweden. He served as the

from 1792 to 1796. He was made a Swedish count in 1792. He died on 25 May 1820.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruuth, Eric 1746 births 1820 deaths Businesspeople from Stockholm Swedish nobility Governors-General of Sweden Gustavian era people 19th-century Swedish businesspeople 18th-century Swedish businesspeople Knights of the Order of Charles XIII Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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