Carl Fabian Langenskiöld, also known as Carl Fabian Theodor Langenskiöld (17 November 1810 – 29 June 1863), was a Finnish politician and a member of the

Senate of Finland The Senate of Finland (; ) combined the functions of Cabinet (government), cabinet and supreme court in the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1816 to 1917 and in independent Finland from 1917 to 1918. The body that would become the Senate was establis ...

from 1857 to 1863. Langenskiöld is called the father of the

finnish mark The markka (; ; currency symbol, sign: mk; ISO 4217, ISO code: FIM), also known as the Finnish mark, was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was divided into 100 penny, pennies ...

, which was the currency of

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from 1860 to 2002.

Early life

Langenskiöld was born in

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, a village and former

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in Finland on 17 November 1810. He then went to Odert Henrik Gripenberg's internship school and got a private certificate there at

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in 1825.

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References

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LANGENSKIÖLD, Fabian
Biografiskt lexikon för Finland
FIM Finnish Markka OAN
Information about Finnish Markka Finnish senators 1810 births 1863 deaths {{Finland-politician-stub