Aleksis Kivi

Novelist, Author

1834 – 1872

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Who was Aleksis Kivi?

Aleksis Kivi, born Alexis Stenvall, was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seven Brothers. Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.

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Born
Oct 10, 1834
Nurmijärvi
Also known as
  • Alexis Stenvall
Parents
Nationality
  • Finland
Profession
Education
  • University of Helsinki
    Literature
    (1859 - )
Died
Dec 31, 1872
Tuusula

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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