Allan Walfrid Staffans | |
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| Born | 13 February 1880 |
| Died | 19 October 1946 (aged 66) |
| Citizenship | Finland |
| Education | technician |
| Alma mater | Nikolaistad Industry College |
| Occupation | General Manager |
| Employer(s) | Maskin o. Bro (1898–1918) Finnish Defence Forces (1918–1920) Ab Vulcan (1921–1924) Crichton-Vulcan (1924–1946) (1938 → Wärtsilä) |
| Spouse | Selma Elisabeth née Kjellin |
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| Parent(s) | Matts Staffans and Amanda Maria Sofia née Törner[1][2] |
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| Manager of Vulcan | |
| In office 1921–1924[1] | |
| Company manager of Crichton-Vulcan | |
| In office 1924–1930[1] | |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lavonius[3] |
| Shipyard manager of Crichton-Vulcan | |
| In office 1930–1946[1] | |
Allan Walfrid Staffans (13 February 1880 – 19 October 1946) was a Finnish technician, vuorineuvos and shipbuilder.
Staffans began his career at Maskin- och Brobyggnad (Maskin o. Bro) shipyard in Helsinki in 1898. Later he worked in shipbuilding industry in Siberia until World War I, when he returned to Finland. In 1918 he led an operation for eliminating of cannons in Viapori fortress in Helsinki; the significance of the event has been later disputed by historians.
In 1920 Staffans was selected the manager of Vulcan shipyard in Turku. He organised a merger with its competitor Crichton creating Crichton-Vulcan shipyard, which grew under his leadership the most significant shipbuilding company of Finland. The yard built the most important vessels of the Finnish Navy, including submarines and two large coastal defence ships.
After World War II Staffans participated in negotiations of war reparations to Soviet Union.
Staffans had two daughters with his wife Selma Elisabeth née Kjellin.
- ^ a b c d e Hoffman, Kai (2016-03-16). "Staffans, Allan (1880–1946)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ Knorring: Allan Staffansin lyhyt elämäkerta. p. 98.
- ^ Määttä, Vesa (2008-09-05). "Vuorineuvos Robert Lavonius (1879–1967)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Retrieved 2016-05-24.