# William Chalmers

> William Chalmers was a Swedish merchant and freemason. He was born in Gothenburg in 1748 to the Scottish merchant William Chalmers Sr. and his Swedish wife, Inga Orre. William Chalmers Jr. was eldest amongst his brothers James, George Andreas and Charles Chalmers. He became a director of the Swedish East India Company and in 1783 he was appointed as their resident representative in Canton. He would stay there and in Macau for ten years before returning home. He died in Gothenburg in 1811, leaving half his fortune to the Sahlgrenska hospital, Gothenburg. After some other donations, the remainder was donated to create a crafting school for poor children, which in 1829 became a university that today is named the Chalmers University of Technology.

*Swedish merchant (1748-1811)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** Sweden
- **Born:** 1748-11-13
- **Died:** 1811-07-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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