Background
He was the son of naturalist Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, and father of Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.
He was the son of naturalist Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, and father of Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.
Mannerheim wrote the satirical play Ditt och datt when he was a student at Helsinki, in 1858, which caused a political scandal ending in his expulsion and the university rector"s resignation. Mannerheim owned Louhisaari (Villnäs) Manor in Askainen, Turku and Pori Province, inherited from his father. Mannerheim thereupon eloped to Paris with his mistress, baroness Sofia Nordenstam (d 1914), where he led a bohemian lifestyle.
Named Systema Oy Ab in 1909, the company went on to become Finland"s leading importer of typewriters.
Mannerheim was also active as a writer and translator, known for his radical liberal opinions.
He was a founding member of the Kuusankoski paper mill, acting as the company"s director from 1872 to 1878.