Baltzar von Platen

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Swedish naval officer human statesman

Baltzar von Platen was a Swedish naval officer and statesman best known for leading the planning and construction of Sweden’s Göta Canal in the early 19th century.

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Baltzar von Platen canonical 2

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instanceOf Swedish naval officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
contributedTo economic development of Sweden in the 19th century ⓘ
linking Sweden’s east and west coasts by canal ⓘ
countryOfActivity Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Sweden ⓘ
era early 19th century ⓘ
familyName von Platen NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork canal construction ⓘ
infrastructure planning ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
genre civil engineering projects ⓘ
naval projects ⓘ
givenName Baltzar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCanalAssociated Göta Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle Count ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Baltzar von Platen (Swedish) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSignificantProject Göta Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWorkLocation Göta Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
western and eastern Sweden ⓘ
Östergötland NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Swedish inland transportation ⓘ
Swedish trade routes ⓘ
knownFor major role in Sweden’s early 19th-century infrastructure development ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Swedish ⓘ
militaryBranch Swedish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Baltzar von Platen NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor leading the construction of the Göta Canal ⓘ
planning the Göta Canal ⓘ
notableWork Göta Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation canal engineer ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
partOf Swedish nobility ⓘ
placeOfInfluence Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Östergötland County ⓘ
high-ranking naval officer in Sweden ⓘ
member of the Swedish government ⓘ
roleInProject chief planner of Göta Canal ⓘ
leader of Göta Canal construction ⓘ
socialClass nobility ⓘ

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Göta Canal and locks → chiefEngineer → Baltzar von Platen ⓘ
subject surface form: Göta Canal
Göta Canal and locks → designedBy → Baltzar von Platen ⓘ
subject surface form: Göta Canal