Emil Aaltonen

Vuorineuvos
Emil Aaltonen
portrait of Emil Aaltonen
Born
Emil Widell

(1869-08-29)29 August 1869
Sääksmäki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died16 December 1949(1949-12-16) (aged 80)
Tampere, Finland
Occupation(s)Industrialist, philanthropist
Spouse
Olga Malinen
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(m. 1896)​
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Emil Aaltonen (né Widell until 1890; b. 29 August 1869 — d. 16 December 1949)[1] was a prominent Finnish industrialist and philanthropist, who went from humble beginnings to own and run the largest shoe manufacturing business of its time in the Nordic region.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Emil Aaltosen elämä". EmilAaltonen.fi (in Finnish). Emil Aaltonen Foundation. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Aaltonen, Emil (1869 - 1949)". Kansallisbiografia.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Literature Society. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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