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Elias Lönnrot
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1802 – 1884
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Who was Elias Lönnrot?
Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, from national folk tales that he gathered during several expeditions in Finland, Russian Karelia, the Kola Peninsula and Baltic countries.
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- Born
- Apr 9, 1802
Sammatti - Also known as
- Elias Lonnrot
- Lönnrot, Elias
- Parents
- Spouses
- Maria Piponius
(1849 - )
- Maria Piponius
- Ethnicity
- Finns
- Nationality
- Finland
- Profession
- Education
- University of Helsinki
Medicine
(1827 - 1832) - University of Turku
- University of Helsinki
- Died
- Mar 19, 1884
Sammatti
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on July 23, 2013
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