Sven Gustaf Wingqvist

Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist, c. 1926
Born(1876-12-10)10 December 1876
Died17 April 1953(1953-04-17) (aged 76)
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Engineer, inventor, industrialist, co-founder and former CEO of SKF
Wingqvist bearing
Sven Wingquist - oil on canvas by Oskar Spitzmüller, Vienna

Sven Gustaf Wingqvist (10 December 1876 – 17 April 1953) was a Swedish engineer, inventor, and industrialist, and one of the founders of Svenska Kullagerfabriken (SKF), one of the world's leading ball bearing and roller bearing makers. Sven Wingqvist invented the multi-row self-aligning ball bearing in 1907.