Oscar Wirkkala

Inventor

1880 – 1959

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Who was Oscar Wirkkala?

Oscar Wirkkala was a Finnish-American logger and inventor who spent much of his life in the Pacific Northwest.

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Born
1880
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Washington
Died
Jan 25, 1959

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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