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

In 1853, Engwall founded the company Vict. Th. Engwall & Co KB in Gävle.

The company Vict. Th. Engwall & Co KB initially sold miscellaneous goods and grain. In the late 1850s, the company started to sell goods on commission, and later expanded into full wholesale operations.

In the 1860s, Victor Theodor Engwall is also noted to have acquired and operated shipping companies in order to not pay premium for colonial goods. He is further noted to have acquired match factories, and operated the last match factory in Gävle.

In 1870, he founded Vict. Th. Engwall Co with the promenant wholesaler J. Blomqvist as his partner. The company was for commission, forwarding, collection and wholesale business.

In 1882, Victor Theodor Engwall’s son Ernst Engwall [sv] also joined the business, which in 1905 was transformed into Import AB Vict. Th. Engwall Co. The company came to be one of Sweden's leading import companies in colonial goods and foodstuffs and became particularly known for the Gevalia coffee brand introduced in 1920.