Carl Robert Mannerheim teknologiayrittäjänä

Authors

• Petri Paju

Abstract

Carl Robert Mannerheim as technology entrepreneur

The article examines the industrial and technological undertakings of Count Carl Robert Mannerheim. He was born to a Finnish noble family in 1835 and died in 1914. Currently, he is known as the father of General Gustaf Mannerheim, a former President of Finland and a war hero. In addition to farming, the Count gained experience in owning a machine shop, producing alcohol and erecting and managing a pulp and paper mill. After personal bankruptcy, he lived in Paris, France, during 1879–1887 and was involved in establishing a panorama show building in New York. Back in Helsinki in 1887, he started importing and selling office supplies and machines. He continued this business for almost thirty years, until his death, and it grew into a renowned company called Systema.