Lars Olsson Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lars Olsson Smith

Swedish manufacturer and politician

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1836

Place of Birth: Kiaby, Skåne County, Sweden

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1913

Profession: politician, industrialist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Lars Olsson Smith (12 October 1836 in Kiaby – 9 December 1913 in Karlskrona), also L.O.
Smith, was a Swedish spirits manufacturer and politician.
He was called "The King of Spirits" (Brännvinskungen) because of his domination of spirits production in Stockholm during the end of the 19th century.
He started the production of Absolut Rent Brännvin which was later renamed Absolut Vodka.