Aleksander Lampén Explained

Office:Minister of Defence
Primeminister:Antti Tulenheimo
Term Start:March 1925
Term End:31 December 1925
Birth Date:20 July 1879
Birth Place:Petrozavodsk, Grand Duchy of Finland
Death Place:Vyborg, Finland
Party:National Coalition Party
Occupation:Engineer
Nationality:Finnish

Aleksander Lampén (20 July 1879 – 25 July 1935) was a Finnish engineer, politician, Vuorineuvos and businessman. He was one of the pioneers in the wood processing industry. He served as the minister of defence between March 1925 and December 1925.

Early life and education

Lampén was born in Petrozavodsk on 20 July 1879.[1] He graduated from the high school in Helsinki in 1899. He obtained a degree in engineering from the Mechanical and Chemical Department of the Finnish Polytechnic Institute in 1903. He continued his studies at Columbia University between 1904 and 1906 and at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin) between 1906 and 1907.

Career and activities

Lampén had business activities and headed the Tornator Oy company. He was the technical director of the company from 1908 to 1918 and then its managing director from 1918 to 1932. He established the Association of Finnish Paper Engineers along with Ilmari Stenbäck on 12 April 1914.[2]

Lampén headed the field artillery of the Ministry of Defence from 1924 to 1925. He was a member of the National Coalition Party and served as the minister of defence between 31 March 1925 and 31 December 1925 in the cabinet led by Antti Tulenheimo.[3] He was made the Vuorineuvos or mountain councillor in 1929.[4] He became the industrial advisor of the Kansallis-Osake-Pankki in 1932 and the chair of the Suomen Puunvienti Oy in 1933.

Personal life and death

Lampén married Lucie Agnes Antonie Kottke (1883–1962) in 1909.[5] From 1932 they resided in Punkaharju.[5] The Aleksander and Lucie Lampén fund annually awards study scholarships to Finnish students of the School of Chemical Engineering at Aalto University.[6]

Lampén died in Vyborg on 25 July 1935.[7]

Awards

Lampén was the recipient of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, the Order of the White Rose of Finland, the Order of the Polar Star and French Officier de l'Instruction publique.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministers. Aleksander Lampén. vm.fi. 26 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Yli 100 vuotta toimintaa. puunjalostusinsinoorit.fi. 26 April 2024. fi.
  3. Web site: Aleksander Lampén . stm.fi. 26 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Vuorineuvos Aleksander Lampén (1879–1935). 26 April 2024. fi. kansallisbiografia.fi.
  5. Web site: Arkkitehti Uno Ullbergin suunnittelema arvohuvila halutaan suojella Punkaharjulla. STT Info. 26 April 2024. fi. 8 December 2022.
  6. Web site: Aleksander ja Lucie Lampénin rahaston stipendit. Aalto University. 26 April 2024. fi. 24 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Lampén, Aleksander. kokomus.net. 26 April 2024 . fi. 21 April 2009.