Photo: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁵

Gösta Serlachius

Finnish industrialist and patron of the arts (1876–1942).¹

Born Apr 26, 1876, died Oct 18, 1942.¹

Companies

TaitoFounder¹⁴

Career

Occupation: art collector, industrialist, chief executive officer, patron of the arts, businessperson.⁸

1918 to 1922Chair, Finnish Forest Industries Federation⁷
Date not recordedWorked at G.A. Serlachius Oy²
Date not recordedFounded Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation³
Date not recordedFounded Tammer Factories⁴
Date not recordedFounded Taito⁵
Date not recordedChairperson⁶

Known for: Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation.⁹

Personal life

BornApr 26, 1876, Jakobstad¹⁰
DiedOct 18, 1942, Helsinki¹¹
CitizenshipGrand Duchy of Finland, Finland¹²

Awards

Date not recordedCommander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland¹³
Date not recordedCross of Liberty, 1st Class¹³
Date not recordedCross of Liberty, 2nd Class¹³
Date not recordedMemorial medal of the War of Liberation¹³

Sources

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WikidataGösta Serlachius on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: Worked at G.A. Serlachius Oy, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: Founded Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: Founded Tammer Factories, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: Founded Taito, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: Chairperson, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: Chair, Finnish Forest Industries Federation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGösta Serlachius: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataTaito, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsGösta Serlachius photo by Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain