Viktor Schauman
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Viktor Schauman 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
.
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 of Jakobstad, the so-called Skolparken was created in his and his wife's memory.
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
and notable business person and politician from Jakobstad
Jakobstad
Jakobstad is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of and covers a land area of . The population density is .- History :...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. He was married to Elise Wilhelmina Schauman and was the father of the industrialist Wilhelm Schauman
Wilhelm Schauman
Berndt Wilhelm Schauman was a Finnish industrialist, the most important in Jakobstad at the beginning of the 20th century. He was the older brother of Ossian Schauman. Wilhelm Schauman's first industrial installation was a small chicory factory, which he founded in 1883...
and Ossian Schauman
Ossian Schauman
Ossian Schauman was the founder of the Swedish-speaking non-governmental organization Folkhälsan, which provides social welfare and health care services in Finland...
, who later created the health organization Folkhälsan
Folkhälsan
Samfundet Folkhälsan, or in short Folkhälsan is a non-governmental organization based in Finland. It is active in advocating social welfare and health care for the Swedish-speakers of Finland. The organization also carries out scientific research and informs and counsels in order to promote health...
.
In 1845 he bought the Jakobstads Tobaksspinneri tobacco company together with the businessman Philip Ulric Strengberg
Philip Ulric Strengberg
Philip Ulric Strengberg was a prominent business man in Jakobstad and the majority owner of the Ph. U. Strengberg tobaccy factory, which he co-owned together with Wilhelm Schauman.-Life:...
, renaming it into "Ph. U. Strengberg & Co Tobaks-Fabrik".
He was greatly interested in gardening and the botanical of Jakobstad, the so-called Skolparken was created in his and his wife's memory.