Viktor Schauman (c. 1822 – 3 February 1872) was a pharmacist and notable business person and politician from Jakobstad, Finland. He was married to Elise Wilhelmina Schauman and was the father of the industrialist Wilhelm Schauman and Ossian Schauman, who later created the health organization Folkhälsan.
Viktor Schauman | |
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| Born | c. 1822 Jakobstad, Finland |
| Died | 3 February 1872 (aged 49) Vaasa, Finland |
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| Spouse | Elise Wilhelmina (née Ekelund) |
| Children | Wilhelm Schauman, Ossian Schauman |
In 1845 he bought the Jakobstads Tobaksspinneri tobacco company together with the businessman Philip Ulric Strengberg, renaming it into "Ph. U. Strengberg & Co Tobaks-Fabrik".
He was greatly interested in gardening and the botanical garden of Jakobstad, the so-called Skolparken was created in his and his wife's memory.
References
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