I. Jonas, a public-spirited Swede, born of poor parents at Alingsas in West Gothland, Jan. 7, 1685, died June 2,1761. He made a fortune in England by commercial speculations, and introduced into Sweden improved breeds of sheep, the culture of potatoes and of dye plants, established woollen and other manufactories at Alingsas, and contributed to the formation of the Levant and East India companies. He was ennobled and had a statue erected to him on the Stockholm exchange.

II. Klas, a botanist, son of the preceding, born at Alingsas, Aug. 9, 1736, died March 5, 1796. A devoted pupil of Linnaeus, he collected for him in his rambles over Europe, particularly Spain, various specimens of flowers, the most remarkable of which was that of a Peruvian plant, afterward extensively cultivated under the name of Alstromer lilies or incas.