Nils Ludvig Arppe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish businessperson (1803-1861)
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Place of Birth: Kitee, Eastern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland
About Nils Ludvig Arppe
- Nils Ludvig Arppe (19 December 1804 — 9 December 1861) was a Finnish industrialist. Arppe studied jurisprudence but returned in his home area leading a sawmill together with his brother-in-law Johan Fabritius.
- Eventually he owned many sawmills and owned large forest areas.
- Due to economical regulation of forest resources, he started processing iron from local limonite resources. In 1832 Arppe built the first steamship of Finland.
- He also made experiments with forestry and agricultural methods. Arppe was married for three times and got altogether eleven children. Arppe's business led to development of Wärtsilä company.
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Source: Olof Mustelin: Nils Ludvig Arppe. ISBN 951-0-05734-7
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| Date of birth/death | 8 November 1863 | 15 November 1937 | |
| Location of birth/death | Viipuri, Finland | Helsinki | |
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Source: Olof Mustelin: Nils Ludvig Arppe. ISBN 951-0-05734-7
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