Robert Lavonius
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vuorineuvos Robert Johannes Lavonius |
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16 December 1879 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 2 January 1967 (aged 87) Helsinki, Finland |
| Education | engineer (1905) |
| Board member of | see →Board memberships |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Anna Charlotta née Ramsay |
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| Parent(s) | Wilhelm Lavonius and Maria Francisca née Westzynthius |
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| Atlantic Rederi | |
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In office 1923 – 1924 |
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| Manager of Kone- ja Siltarakennus | |
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In office 1929–1937 |
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| Preceded by | Julius Stjernvall |
| Succeeded by | Yrjö Vesa |
| Manager of Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works | |
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In office 1929 – 1936 |
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| Manager of Crichton-Vulcan | |
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In office 1930 – 1936 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Staffans |
| Manager of Teijon Tehtaat | |
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In office 1944 – 1955 |
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Robert Johannes Lavonius (16 December 1879 — 2 January 1967) was a Finnish businessman, engineer and vuorineuvos.
Lavonius did his early career in German, Swiss, United States and Canadian companies, and Finnish Suomen Metalliteollisuuskonttori and Tampereen Pellava ja Rauta-teollisuus Oy. He worked in managing positions in Kone ja Silta and its subsidiaries Atlantic Rederi, Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works and Crichton-Vulcan; he became company manager in 1929. In 1936 Kone ja Silta was taken over by Wärtsilä. As Lavonius could not get along with manager Wilhelm Wahlforss, he left the company and worked in arms industry until end of World War II.
Before his retirement, Lavonius led Teijon Tehtaat in 1944–1955.
Lavonius was married and he had two children.
Lavonius was born in Helsinki; his parents were judge Wilhelm Lavonius and Maria Francisca née Westzynthius. His brothers Magnus and Wilhelm Alexander became later notable businessmen. Lavonius graduated in Finnish coeducational school in 1899 and in 1905 he graduated engineer in Polytechnical Institute.
During 1905–1906 Lavonius worked for German company A.G. Görlitzer Maschinenbau-Anstalt und Eisengiesserei. In 1907 he started in Tampereen Pellava ja Rauta-teollisuus Oy as head of drawing office. He changed to Suomen Metalliteollisuuskonttori where he worked until 1911. In 1911–1912 Lavonius worked for number of companies in Germany, Switzerland, United States and Canada. He returned to Tampereen Pellava ja Rauta-teollisuus in 1913 and worked as machine shop manager.
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