Sven Gustaf Wingqvist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sven Gustaf Wingqvist

Swedish engineer

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1876

Place of Birth: Hallsberg, Örebro County, Sweden

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1953

Profession: engineer, entrepreneur, inventor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sven Gustaf Wingqvist (10 December 1876 – 17 April 1953) was a Swedish engineer, inventor and industrialist, and one of the founders of Svenska Kullagerfabriken (SKF), one of the world's leading ball bearing and roller bearing makers.
Sven Wingqvist invented the multi-row self-aligning ball bearing in 1907.