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Elias Lönnrot
1802 – 1884
About this person
Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802-1884)
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 9, 1802
Sammatti (Finland : Kunta)
Date of death
March 19, 1884
Sammatti (Finland : Kunta)
Citizenship
Sweden · Grand Duchy of Finland
Occupations & fields
lexicographerlinguistpedagoguewriterpoethymnwriter
Awards & honours
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderOrder of Saint Anna, 3rd classOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd classKnight of the Order of the Polar Star
Notable works
Kalevala
- Field and occupation
- fínsky spisovateľ, filológ a zberateľ ľudovej poézie
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