ASEA (Firm)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
ASEA (Firm)
Other forms of name
A.S.E.A. (ASEA (Firm))
Allmänna svenska elektriska aktiebolaget
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 315073998
Wikidata: Q52665
Library of congress: n 83825862
TEC10: 000002005
Sources of Information
  • Wikipedia, April 22, 2025(ASEA, Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget [General Swedish Electrical Limited Company]; a Swedish industrial company, founded in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås as a manufacturer of electrical light and generators; after merging with Wenström's & Granströms Elektriska Kraftbolag, the name was changed to Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, or ASEA for short; in 1933 it removed the swastika from its logo due to its association with Nazi Germany; in 1987 it announced a merger with the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) to form ABB, which took effect on 1 January 1988)
  • LCCN 53-51853: Its The ASEA decimal classification index, 1939(hdg.: Allmänna svenska elektriska aktiebolaget)
  • Asea tidning, 1983:t.p. (ASEA)