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Carl Fabian Langenskiöld | |
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Born |
Sääksmäki, Finland | 17 November 1810
Died | 29 June 1863
Helsinki, Finland | (aged 52)
Nationality | Finnish |
Occupation | Senator |
Years active | 1857 – 1863 |
Known for | Father of the finnish markka |
Carl Fabian Langenskiöld, also known as Carl Fabian Theodor Langenskiöld (17 November 1810 – 29 June 1863), was a Finnish politician and a member of the Senate of Finland from 1857 to 1863.
Langenskiöld is called the father of the finnish mark, which was the currency of Finland from 1860 to 2002. [1]
Langenskiöld was born in Sääksmäki, a village and former municipality in Finland on 17 November 1810. He then went to Odert Henrik Gripenberg's internship school and got a private certificate there at Turku in 1825. [2]