Björn Olof August Landström (21 April 1917, in Kuopio, Finland – 7 January 2002, in Helsinki) was a Finland Swedish artist, writer, graphic designer, illustrator and researcher. He also staged and directed the theater.
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In 1961 he became internationally famous with his book The Ship, which was translated into several languages. Other notable works are Bold Voyages and Great Explorers (1964), Ships of the Pharaohs: 4000 Years of Egyptian Shipbuilding (1970), and The Royal Warship Vasa (1980).
External links
edit- Petri Liukkonen. "Björn Landström". Books and Writers.