Carl Korsman

Carl Johan Korsman
Carl Korsman in the late 1880s.
Born	(1829-06-14)14 June 1829 Pyhämaa, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	24 May 1907(1907-05-24) (aged 77) Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Occupation	shipowner, military officer
Spouse(s)	1854→: Isabella Charlotta née Ramsell (1832–1907)
Children	Karl Vilhelm (1855–1906) Artur (b. 1857) Aina Maria (b. 1858) Hedvig Charlotta (b. 1860) Jakob Waldemar (b. 1862) Ilma Augusta (b. 1864) Sigrid Elisabet (b. 1865) Werner Johan (1867–1868) Elin, married Krogius (b. 1869) Anna (b. 1869) Werner Johan (1871–1872) Edith (b. 1875)
Parent(s)	Johan Jacob Korsman and Amalia Carolina née Achander
Military career
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	infantry
Years of service	1846–1868
Rank	captain
Unit	Finnish Rifle Battalion (1846–1851) 1st Rifle Battalion (1851–1852) Finnish Grenadier Rifle Battalion (1852–1855) Turku Rifle Battalion (1856–1868)

Carl Johan Korsman (14 June 1829 — 24 May 1907) was a Finnish shipowner and military officer.

Korsman joined in the military in 1846; he served in infantry and resigned in 1868 as captain.

In 1869 Korsman started shipping business first in coastal shipping, later in liner shipping operating from Turku to and Saint Petersburg. He became a significant operator in 1878 when he started winter season shipping between Hanko and Stockholm. Korsman laid the basis to the Finnish winter season shipping together with captain August Alexander Granroth.

Korsman founded also Vätti techno-chemical factory and engineering company Åbo Mekaniska Verkstads Ab. He developed the Hanko spa the most prominent in Finland.

Korsman retired in 1895 and moved to Helsinki, where he died in 1907.

Korsman was born in Pyhämaa, Finland Proper. His parents were vicar of Merikarvia Johan Jacob Korsman and Amalia Carolina née Achander. Korsman studied six years in Pori trivial school, after which he went to military.

Korsman started his military career in Finnish Rifle Battalion in which he served as junior non-commissioned officer in 1846–1849, Fähnrich with Portepee in 1849–1851 and ensign in 1851–1852. After this he was relocated to Finnish Grenadier Rifle battalion; he became sub-lieutenant in 1853 and in 1855 he was promoted lieutenant. In 1856 Korsman became company commander in Turku Rifle Battalion. He became first staff captain and in 1868 he became captain. Korsman left the military in the same year.