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  1. Jan 27, 2018 · Ingvar Kamprad is best known as the founder of IKEA, multinational company specializing in home furnishings. He started in business at the early age of 5, selling matches, then went on to expand into the sale fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds, and ballpoint pens. Around age 17, at his uncle's home, he founded IKEA, at the time a mail ...

    • March 30, 1926
    • January 27, 2018
  2. Early life and family. Kamprad was born in Pjätteryd (now part of Älmhult Municipality), Kronobergs län, in Småland, Sweden, to Feodor Kamprad (1893–1984) and Berta Linnea Matilda Nilsson (1901–1956). His mother was of Swedish origin, while his father was born in Germany and came to Sweden at age one with his parents.

  3. Jan 28, 2018 · Ingvar Feodor Kamprad was born in Pjatteryd, Sweden, on March 30, 1926. He attended local schools and studied business in Goteborg. He founded Ikea in 1943, using money his father gave him for ...

  4. Jan 28, 2018 · From 2018: Five things to know about Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Ikea. The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced. Mr ...

  5. Jan 28, 2018 · Kamprad’s life story is intimately linked to the company he founded at age 17 on the family farm. His work ethic, frugality and down-to-earth style remain at the core of its corporate identity ...

  6. Jan 28, 2018 · Ingvar Kamprad was born in 1926 in Småland in southern Sweden. At the early age of 17 he founded IKEA - the business that became his lifelong commitment. Ingvar’s driving force was the vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people. “We are deeply saddened by Ingvar’s passing.

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  8. Jan 28, 2018 · Jan 28, 201812:31 PM. A visitor takes a mobile photo of a picture of Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Swedish multinational furniture retailer IKEA, at the IKEA museum in Almhult, Sweden, on January 28 ...

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