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Victor Theodor Engwall
Victor Theodor Engwall (24 July 1827 - 28 February 1908) was a Swedish industrialist, merchant and Philanthropy, philanthropist. He founded Vict. Th. Engwall & Co, predecessor to Gevalia, the largest coffee brand in Sweden. Biography Engwall was born on 24 July 1827 in Gävle, Gävleborg County, Sweden. He was the son of blacksmith and inventor Jonas Olofsson Engwall and his wife Christina Bollner. At age seven he was admitted to the first standardised school in Stockholm, and soon after was also admitted to a private school, ''Kongl. sekter Kindblad's privatskola''. In that time period, Engwall's family moved to Karlberg Palace, near Stockholm. When he was twelve, Engwall decided to fulfil his late grandmother wishes for him to study Latin and pursue the priesthood, and enrolled in the ''Magister Haugwitz privatskola'', which taught Latin. Engwall's parents later recognized the financial burden imposed by pursuing priesthood and had him drop out. In 1844, Engwall's mother pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engwall Family
The Engwall family () is a prominent Swedish family descended from Jonas Engwall, an inventor and engineer. The Engwalls are noted as merchants, industrialists, scholars, bankers, politicians, activists, bureaucrats, military officials, philanthropists, economists, and diplomats. The earliest known patrilineal member of the Engwall family is Anders Jönsson, a peasant farmer who, before his enrollment in the Jämtland Ranger Corps, Jämtlandsdragon regiment in 1746, during the Age of Liberty was granted knighthood. Due to constant famine during the 18th century the family relocated to Karlberg Palace. In the early 19th century the family relocated to Gävleborg County, Gävle after the royal supervisors of the Karlberg Palace Court chased out Jonas II, Anders Jönsson's grandchild, due to the fear that he would disrupt the Swedish Royal Courts monopoly on row-traffic between Karlberg and Kungsholmen. In Gävle the family established themselves as Engwall. Victor Theodor Engwall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
