Amalia Eriksson

Swedish business person and candycane maker (1824-1923)
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Amalia Eriksson
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Amalia Eriksson

Summary

Amalia Eriksson is a human[1]. Born in Jönköpings Kristina församling[2], she… she was born on November 18, 1824[3]. She died in Gränna cityparish[4]. She died on January 25, 1923[5]. She worked as a merchant[6] and inventor[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Amalia Eriksson was born in Jönköpings Kristina församling[2].
  • Amalia Eriksson died in Gränna cityparish[4].
  • Amalia Eriksson was born on November 18, 1824[3].
  • Amalia Eriksson died on January 25, 1923[5].
  • Amalia Eriksson is buried at Gränna[9].
  • Amalia Eriksson held citizenship in Sweden[10].
  • Amalia Eriksson worked as a merchant[6].
  • Amalia Eriksson's professions included inventor[7].
  • Amalia Eriksson is recorded as female[11].
  • Amalia Eriksson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Amalia Eriksson's Commons category is recorded as Amalia Eriksson[13].
  • Amalia Eriksson's family name is recorded as Eriksson[14].
  • Amalia Eriksson's given name is recorded as Amalia[15].
  • Amalia Eriksson's described by source is recorded as Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon[16].
  • Amalia Eriksson's described by source is recorded as Swedish Census 1880[17].
  • Amalia Eriksson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Swedish[18].
  • Amalia Eriksson's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Amalia Lundström'}[19].
  • Amalia Eriksson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[20].
  • Amalia Eriksson's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Project Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon[21].

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Origins and Family

Amalia Eriksson's place of birth was Jönköpings Kristina församling[2]. She was born on November 18, 1824[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include merchant[6] and inventor[7].

Death and Burial

Amalia Eriksson died on January 25, 1923[5]. She passed away in Gränna cityparish[4]. Burial took place at Gränna[9].

Why It Matters

Amalia Eriksson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

She is credited with the discovery of polkagris[24], a stick candy[25].

FAQs

Where was Amalia Eriksson born?

Amalia Eriksson was born in Jönköpings Kristina församling[2].

Where did Amalia Eriksson die?

Amalia Eriksson died in Gränna cityparish[4].

What did Amalia Eriksson do for work?

Amalia Eriksson worked as merchant[6] and inventor[7].

What did Amalia Eriksson discover?

Amalia Eriksson is credited as discoverer of polkagris[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Swedish Census 1880. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Swedish household records. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Swedish household records. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Swedish Census 1880. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name Eriksson
    Place of birth Jönköpings Kristina församling
    Sex or gender female
    Citizenship
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