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Oskar_Dickson_(1823-1897)

April 18, 2013 by
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Baron Oscar Dickson, or Oskar Dickson (December 2, 1823 – June 6, 1897) was a Swedish magnate, bulk merchant, industrialist and philanthropist from a family of Scottish origin. In his time he was cons...
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The connection between Sweden and Scotland is really interesting, don't know if anyone has written books on the subject. The Scots sent many mercenaries to support Sweden in several of their wars such as the 30 years war.
Lynn McAlister
Russia and Poland also had Scottish influxes, mostly connected to soldiering (though Poland also had a sizeable Scottish merchant community).
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