Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋːvar ˈkǎmːprad] ⓘ; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish billionaire business magnate best known for founding IKEA, which he founded in 1943 and grew into a multinational retail company that became the world's largest furniture seller in …

Ingvar or Yngvar (Old Norse: Yngvarr [ˈyŋɡwɑrː], d. early 7th century) was the son of Östen and reclaimed the Swedish throne for the House of Yngling after the Swedes had rebelled against Sölve. [1] He is reported to have fallen in battle in Estonia and been buried there.

The name Ingvar is an Old Norse first name for men common in Scandinavia meaning "protected by Yngvi ". [1] The feminine version of the name is Inga. The first element of the name is derived from Proto-Norse * Ing (w)ia (Ingi -), Norse Yngvi, who is better known by the title Freyr "Lord".

Mar 26, 2025 · Ingvar Kamprad (born March 30, 1926, Småland province, Sweden—died January 27, 2018, Småland) was a Swedish entrepreneur who in 1943 founded IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer in the early 21st century.

Ingvar Kamprad’s path from country boy to one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, partly thanks to loving family, imagination and stubbornness.

Feb 12, 2018 · IKEA's founder, Ingvar Kamprad, who died January 27 at the age of 91, leaves behind a legacy that extends beyond his business. His business in itself would be enough: a global chain of some 379 stores that sells upward of US$40 billion a year in low-cost domestic furnishings and dominates the household furniture category worldwide.

Jan 29, 2018 · Nearly 75 years after he founded IKEA, revolutionizing the way affordable furniture is designed and distributed, Swedish business magnate Ingvar Kamprad died on Saturday at …

Jan 29, 2018 · Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of DIY affordable (and relationship testing) furniture maker and Swedish food purveyor Ikea, died on Jan. 27 at the age of 91.

Dec 7, 2022 · From the Old Norse name Yngvarr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Yngvi combined with herr meaning "army, warrior". Name Days?

Jan 31, 2018 · When Ikea’s Ingvar Kamprad died Saturday at age 91, he was ranked No. 8 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index thanks to his control of a global retail fortune valued at US$58.7 billion.