Karl Otto Fazer (; 16 August 1866 – 9 October 1932) was a
Finnish businessman and
sport shooter.
Biography
He was born in
Helsinki and died in
Jokioinen. He had four children and was the grandfather of
Peter Fazer. His father, Eduard Peter Fazer (originally Fatzer), was a
Swiss
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-born furrier.
Fazer studied baking in
Berlin,
Paris, and
Saint Petersburg before becoming a pioneer of
Finnish confectionery. Together with his wife Berta he opened a
French
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Russian
confectionery
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at Glogatan (Kluuvikatu) 3 in
Helsinki on 17 September 1891. Later he opened a chocolate and candy factory in
Punavuori.
Fazer, the company he founded, is still in existence. Many of its products have become classic. This is particularly true of the "
Fazer Blue" ("''Fazerin Sininen''" in
Finnish, "''Fazer blå''" in
Swedish
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), a brand of
chocolate that is often compared to
salmiakki, as a candy that is a part of the Finnish national identity.
Karl Fazer was a nature lover, birdwatcher, hunter and a fisherman. He founded many natural parks in
Finland.
1912 Olympics
He was also an excellent marksman, and he participated the
Olympic Games in 1912 with the Finnish shooting team. He placed twelfth in
men's trap and fifth in
men's team clay pigeons.
References
External links
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1866 births
1932 deaths
Sportspeople from Helsinki
People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Swedish-speaking Finns
Finnish people of Swiss descent
Finnish male sport shooters
19th-century Finnish businesspeople
Trap and double trap shooters
Olympic shooters of Finland
Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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