Viktor Schauman (c. 1822 – 3 February 1872) was a pharmacist, notable business person, and politician from Jakobstad, as well as a member of the noble Schauman family.
[1] Schauman’s parents were Berndt Schauman (1786–1862), the town bailiff of Naantali and Uusikaupunki, and Anna Lovisa Wilhelms (1795–1866).
He started working at a pharmacy in 1834, became a qualified pharmacist in 1843, and completed his apothecary examination in 1845.
From 1845 onward, he worked as an apothecary in Jakobstad.
Schauman also had an interest in gardening, and in his and his wife’s memory, a botanical garden known as Skolparken was established in Jakobstad.