August Alexander Levón, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Alexander Levón

Finnish businessman

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1820

Place of Birth: Raahe, Northern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1875

Profession: businessperson, industrialist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

August Alexander Levón (1820-1875) started Finland's first steam-powered mill which first focused on milling rye for bread producers, in 1849.
This mill was the beginning of Vaasan & Vaasan, the biggest bakery business in Finland and the Baltic region, one of the largest crisp bread producers in the world and a significant Nordic producer of bake-off products. Levón was born in Raahe.
The original name of his family was Leinonen.
He came to Vaasa at the age of 19 and started to work at a pharmacy.
He wanted to start his own pharmacy in the town but did not get the permission to do so.
Instead of continuing with the pharmacy he became an industrialist.Levón went on to found a cotton factory and a shipping company.
His contribution to the industrial progress of Vaasa and Finland is very significant.