Edvin Bergroth
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vuorineuvos Edvin Leonard Bergroth |
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26 December 1836 Pihlajavesi, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 29 March 1917 (aged 80) Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Education | engineer |
| Alma mater | Hanover Polytechnic School |
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1964–1872: Lydia née von Essen (1842–1872) 1876→: Eveleina née Bergroth (1851–1880) |
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| Parent(s) | Johan Mikael Bergroth and Ebba Lovisa née Cajanus |
| Awards | vuorineuvos (1907) |
| Manager of Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works |
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In office 18 November 1895 – 1900 |
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| Succeeded by | Adolf Engström |
Edvin Leonard Bergroth (26 December 1836 – 29 March 1917) was a Finnish engineer, businessman and vuorineuvos.
Bergroth studied engineering in Hanover. After returning to Finland, he worked for the Finnish State Railways and a gasworks, until he moved to Caucasus to work for Branobel. When he got back to Finland in 1890, he worked in many companies. Bergroth managed the newly re-established Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works in 1895–1900.
Between 1905 and 1915 Bergroth was board member of Tampere Linen and Iron Industry. As a chairman, he initiated several development projects which grew the company and improved its productivity.
Bergroth was married twice. Four of his children lived until adult age.
Bergroth's parents were Pihlajavesi chaplain Johan Mikael Bergroth and Emma Lovisa née Cajanus; the father died when Bergroth was just six years old. He did his matriculation exam in Nikolaistad Gymnasium in 1857 and went to study engineering. After getting a scholarship he continued in Hanover Polytechnic School in Prussia in 1858 and graduated engineer in 1860.
Bergroth worked for the Royal Prussian Mint in Hanover until 1861, and, upon returning to Finland, for a short time for the Finnish State Railways. In 1862 Bergroth was appointed Technical Manager of Helsinki Gas Illumination Company. The company was a private monopoly, that had been granted in 1860 an exclusive permit for street illumination until 1900 in those areas of Helsinki, where it had built the network. At the time he left the company in 1884, he had become its manager. Bergroth moved to Branobel in Baku, Caucasus, where he got a Technical Manager vacance. Bergroth got back to Finland in 1890, after which he worked for a number of companies. Until 1892 he was inspector in Finnish Sawmills Fire Assistance Association. One of the employers was Nokia, where he worked from 1890 until 1913. By time Bergroth gained reputation as businessman. When Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works was re-established after bankruptcy on 18 November 1895, Bergroth was selected its first manager. He left the position in 1900.
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