Odhner

Odhner is the name of a Swedish family. Notable members include:

People

• Clas Theodor Odhner (1836-1904), Swedish historian, director of the Swedish National Archives
• Willgodt Theophil Odhner (1845-1905), Swedish engineer and inventor of the Odhner Arithmometer working in Russia
• Nils Johan Teodor Odhner (1879-1928), Swedish arctic explorer and zoologist who studied trematodes
• Nils Hjalmar Odhner (1884-1973), Swedish zoologist who studied mollusks

Other

• Odhner Arithmometer, a mechanical calculator invented by Willgodt Theophil Odhner
• AB Original-Odhner, a Swedish company manufacturing Odhner calculators
• Facit-Odhner, a subsidiary of Facit AB, which bought AB Original-Odhner in 1942

References

• Hans Gillingstam, "Odhner", Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, vol. 28.