Baltzar Von Platen

Baltzar von Platen may refer to:

  • Baltzar von Platen (statesman) (1766–1829), Swedish naval officer and statesman
  • Baltzar von Platen (inventor) (1898–1984), Swedish inventor

Famous quotes containing the word von:

    Superstition belongs to the essence of mankind and takes refuge, when one thinks one has suppressed it completely, in the strangest nooks and crannies; once it is safely ensconced there, it suddenly reappears.
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)