No. 2161
Johan Gabriel Grönvall
1769-1856Merchant and ship-ownerEurope · 1769Most named place: Sweden (approximate)
In the years 1802-1828 he was the co-owner of firm Grönvall & Bergendahl that was the largest importer of yarn in Sweden. With the help of Wilhelm August Fredrik Röhss he established a dyeing plant at the river Mölndalsån, Gothenburg in 1828. Johan Gabriel Grönvall also had one of the Sweden’s largest shipping businesses of the 19th century. His shipping firm was called JG Grönvall & Co.
After Grönwall retired in 1839, Wilhelm August Fredrik Röhss took over his trade and shipping business.
