Victor Theodor Engwall (24 July 1827 - 28 February 1908) was a Swedish industrialist, merchant and philanthropist.

He was the son of blacksmith and inventor Jonas Olofsson Engwall and his wife Christina Bollner.

[3] Engwall's parents later recognized the financial burden imposed by pursuing priesthood and had him drop out.

[4] Engwall detailed in his chronicle published posthumus that he then worked as a "trade clerk" for Otto Dahl at the age of 15.

[4][3] "In recognition of his faithful and modest conduct, I, Otto Dahl, shall attest to Victor's trustworthy character, thus commendation to anyone who would consider employing him".Following the recommendation Engwall joined the merchant D.J.

[6] In 1853, Engwall opened a trade house in Consul Wilhelm Eckell's [sv] yard.

Christina was the daughter of Lars Norberg [sv], a coachman, and his wife Beata Margareta Lundmark.

Initially, Engwall's general trading company sold manufactures, fine china, and various miscellaneous goods.

[9] The Engwalls sold goods to merchants in Falun, Hedemora, Söderhamn, Sveg, and other locations.

[11] Gävle served as a crucial shipping point for Dalarna, Bergslagen and Hälsingland during this time.

The Gävle-Dala Railway made Gävle during the 1860s a pivotal trade hub with the Engwall's implementing mandatory alight for transports of metals, charcoal and rebar from the mines in Northern Sweden.

[12] Engwall is said to have promoted the alight due to the selected Gävle-Dala Railway’s [sv] station for alight was located on the Valskvarn Co estate, a company Engwall had acquired in 1856, the same year he announced the financing for the project.

The property served as the operational base for the business and accommodated residences, offices, stables, storage facilities and warehouses.

[8] In 1871, Victor Engwall's family relocated back to the summer residence, Lyckan.

Engwall, born "the poor son of a blacksmith", at the time of his death was one of the wealthiest individuals in Sweden.