Björn Landström

Björn Landström (left) supervising the construction of his boat Antilia.

Björn Olof August Landström (21 April 1917, in Kuopio, Finland – 7 January 2002, in Helsinki) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish artist, writer, graphic designer, illustrator and researcher. He also staged and directed the theater.

In 1961 he became internationally famous with his book The Ship, which was translated into several languages. Other notable works are Ships of the Pharaohs: 4000 Years of Egyptian Shipbuilding (1970), and The Royal Warship Vasa (1980).

External links

Petri Liukkonen. "Björn Landström". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Archived from the original on 4 July 2013.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 8185975 LCCN: n50038730 ISNI: 0000 0001 0868 0934 GND: 118898221 RKD: 302706

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