Eric Tigerstedt net worth and salary: Eric Tigerstedt is a Engineer who has a net worth of $20 million. Eric Tigerstedt was born in in August 4, 1887. The "Thomas Edison of Finland" who, in the process of making the world's first talking picture, also greatly improved the vacuum tube, a key component in electronics. He received a total of 71 patents during his long career.
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🎂 Eric Tigerstedt - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Eric Tigerstedt is 137 years, 3 months and 17 days old. Eric Tigerstedt will celebrate 138rd birthday on a Monday 4th of August 2025. Below we countdown to Eric Tigerstedt upcoming birthday.

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Popular As	Eric Tigerstedt
Occupation	Engineer
Age	years old
Zodiac Sign	Leo
Born	August 4, 1887 (Finland)
Birthday	August 4
Town/City	Finland
Nationality	Finland

🌙 Zodiac

Eric Tigerstedt’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Eric Tigerstedt was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.

About

The "Thomas Edison of Finland" who, in the process of making the world's first talking picture, also greatly improved the vacuum tube, a key component in electronics. He received a total of 71 patents during his long career.

Before Fame

Seeing a Lumiere brothers' silent film inspired him to think how much better it would be with recorded sound.

Trivia

He miraculously predicted cellular telephones over 70 years before they were invented when, in 1917, he filed a patent for what he described as a "pocket-size folding telephone with a very thin carbon microphone."