Stefan Anderson

{{Short description|Swedish industrialist, journalist and master craftsman}}

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Knut Stefan Anderson (26 December 1878 – 8 May 1966) was a Swedish industrialist, journalist and master craftsman clockmaker/watchmaker decorated with badges of chivalric orders by the Kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway and the President of Finland.Vem är vem Svealand (Stockholm), 1964

Anderson was born in Enköping, Sweden. He was the son of August T. Anderson and Hildegard von Reis and began to learn watchmaking in 1892 at age 13 in Norrköping.Mitt långa liv har lärt mig essays by Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Sven Hedin, Anna Branting & 30 others; Nordisk rotogravyr, Stockholm, 1949 (Swedish 302 p.) p. 38

From 1910 to 1953 he wrote regular articles in trade papers and was also their editor,Lars Magnus Jansson in Mästares verk, Sveriges Urmakareförbund 100 år LIBRIS-ID:3311604 pp. 29 & 39 (long-term executive positions), pp. 31, 39 & 48 (trade papers), pp. 39, 48 & 66 (school's name), p. 39 (quality label & medal) often using the pseudonym Stander.Svensk Urmakeri-Tidning December 1913 LIBRIS-ID:711856

Anderson was instrumental in organizing watchmakers and craftsmen into permanent trade organizations in Scandinavia and Germany, which he then led as CEO in terms of service lasting for decades. He is considered by some the most important industrial organizer in his field in the history of his countrySvenska Dagbladet, 9 May 1966 p. 24 & Dagens Nyheter, 9 May 1966 p. 23 and in 1971 had a watchmaker's college named for him in Borensberg.

Ludvika Town Hall has a clock designed and installed by Anderson in its tower since the building was dedicated in 1938 (mechanism replaced in 2004).Ann Marie Gunnarsson in Cyrillus Johansson, stadsarkitekt i Ludvika 1931-1941 Ludvika kommun 2010 LIBRIS-ID:12100490 pp. 4-5

The well-known quality classification Stjärnurmakarna for Swedish watchmakers and merchants was originally registered and protected by Anderson, who also in 1944 created a specially designed insurance policy for them, and since 1952 a Swedish gold medal for contributions to watchmaking bears Anderson's likeness and name.

Anderson married Ragnhild Sandberg of Ludvika in 1907. Of their five children one son was Swedish senator {{ill|Stig Stefanson|sv}}, a daughter was singer Birgit Ridderstedt and a grandson is photographer Mattias Klum.Nya Ludvika Tidning 8 May 2001 p 14-15

Anderson died in Ludvika where his family grave is in the Old Cemetery (G:a kyrkogården)[https://gravar.se/forsamling/ludvika-forsamling/ga-kyrkogarden/01/knut-stefan-andersson-2357a Official listing]