Eric Jansson

For the racing cyclist, see Erik Jansson (cyclist).
Eric Jansson
Born(1808-12-19)19 December 1808
Biskopskulla, Uppland, Sweden
Died13 May 1850(1850-05-13) (aged 41)
Cambridge, Illinois, United States
Other namesErik Jansson, Janson
OccupationLeader of a Pietist sect

Eric or Erik Jansson or Janson (19 December 1808[1][2] – 13 May 1850) was the leader of a Swedish Radical Pietist sect that emigrated to the United States in 1846.

  1. ^ According to Nordisk familjebok, the birthdate was 19 December.
  2. ^ date also used by Randall J. Soland, Utopian Communities of Illinois: Heaven on the Prairie (History Press 2017), p. 67