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Carl Korsman
Carl Johan Korsman (14 June 1829 — 24 May 1907) was a Finnish shipowner and military officer. Korsman joined in the military in 1846; he served in infantry and resigned in 1868 as captain. In 1869 Korsman started shipping business first in coastal shipping, later in liner shipping operating from Turku to Stockholm and Saint Petersburg. He became a significant operator in 1878 when he started winter season shipping between Hanko and Stockholm. Korsman laid the basis to the Finnish winter season shipping together with captain August Alexander Granroth. Korsman founded also Vätti techno-chemical factory and engineering company ''Åbo Mekaniska Verkstads Ab''. He developed the Hanko spa the most prominent in Finland. Korsman retired in 1895 and moved to Helsinki, where he died in 1907. Early years Korsman was born in Pyhämaa, Finland Proper. His parents were vicar of Merikarvia Johan Jacob Korsman and Amalia Carolina née Achander. Korsman studied six years in Pori trivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyhämaa
Pyhämaa is a village and a former municipality of Finland in the former Turku and Pori Province, now in the Finland Proper region. It was consolidated with the town of Uusikaupunki in 1974. Geography The territory of Pyhämaa mainly consists of islands as well as former islands that have fused with the mainland due to post-glacial rebound. It is located in the Bothnian Sea. The municipality bordered Uusikaupunki, Kalanti and Pyhäranta, before 1969 also Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta. Villages *Edväinen (locally ''Erväne, Ärväine'') *Heinänen *Kammela *Ketteli *Kuivarauma (Kuiviraumo) *Kukainen *Kursila *Pitkäluoto *Pyhämaa Name ''Pyhämaa'' literally means "holy land". According to folk stories, the island was known as ''Pahamaa'' (evil land) as it was said to be inhabited by evil spirits, pirates and criminals until Isaacus Rothovius, bishop of Turku, ordered the establishment of a church in the 17th century. According to Veikko Paasio, this story is a later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
