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; ; , HUT in international usage) was a technical university in Finland. It was located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and it was one of the three universities from which the modern d ...

. 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. While the term ''sailor'' ...

and competed in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

. Johan Gullichsen was born in

Porin maalaiskunta Porin maalaiskunta (abbr. Porin mlk, , ''"the Rural Municipality of Pori"'') is a former municipality in the province of Satakunta, Finland. It was annexed with the city of Pori in 1967. Population of Porin maalaiskunta was 8,709 in 1963. Retriev ...

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 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-yachtracing-bio-stub