"Grand Duchy of Finland"

Jean Sibelius male, deceased (1865): Finnish, Hämeenlinna, classical music, composer, national identity, Kalevala…The Swan of Tuonela, Swan of Tuonela, GrandDuchyofFinland, university of helsinki, initially enamored with the music of Wagner; The core of Sibelius' oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies . Like Beethoven , Sibelius used each one to develop further his own personal...

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud male, deceased (1944): Swedish-speaking Finn, Prime Minister of Finland, Protector of State, conservativism, Left-wing politics, Swedish-speaking Finns…Senate of Finland, GrandDuchyofFinland, President of Finland, head of state; Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad (December 15, 1861 - February 29, 1944) was the President of Finland from 1931 to 1937. Serving as a lawyer,...

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim male, deceased (1951): Marshal of Finland, Field Marshal of Finland, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Swedish nobility, Légion d'honneur recipient, Swedish-speaking Finn…Father of the Nation, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross, Order of Michael the Brave recipient, Recipient of the Iron Cross, President of Finland; Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (June 4, 1867 - January 28, 1951) was the Commander-in-Chief of Finland's Defence Forces, Marshal of Finland, an...

Johan Ludvig Runeberg male, deceased (1877): Swedish-speaking Finn, Lutheran hymnwriter, poet, Swedish language poet, Finnish War, Fennomans…GrandDuchyofFinland, Grand Duchy, Doctor of Philosophy degree, Born in Pietarsaari, Finland; Johan Ludvig Runeberg written between 1848 and 1860. It is considered the greatest Finnish epic poem outside the native Kalevala tradition and...

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld male, deceased (1901): Swedish-speaking Finn, explorer, Geologist, Explorer of the Arctic, Sailor, Finnish…university of helsinki, Member of the Swedish Academy, GrandDuchyofFinland, Finland-Swedish, Swedish Museum of Natural History; Baron (Nils) Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld ], also known as A. E. Nordenskioeld (November 18, 1832, Helsinki, Finland) - August 12, 1901, Dalby, Skåne, Sw...

Johan Vilhelm Snellman male, deceased (1881): saima, statesman, runeberg, philosopher, swedish, university of helsinki…GrandDuchyofFinland; Johan Vilhelm Snellman (May 12, 1806 - July 4, 1881) was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, nobilitated in 1866. Snellman...

Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt male, deceased (1814): Swedish-speaking Finn, Governor of Grand Duchy of Finland, politician, swedish, Swedish nobility, Member of the Swedish Academy…GrandDuchyofFinland; Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (March 31, 1757 - August 19, 1814) was a Swedish courtier and diplomat. In Finland, he is considered one of the great...

Leo Mechelin male, deceased (1914): Freedom of expression, Finnish, swedish, freedom of press, assembly, nokia…GrandDuchyofFinland, Russification of Finland, Swedish Constitution of 1772, first period of oppression, Liberal Party of Finland; Leopold Henrik Stanislaus Mechelin (Leo Mechelin, 24 November 1839 - January 26 1914) was a Finnish professor, statesman, leading defender of...

Eugen Schauman male, deceased (1904): Finnish nationalism, Swedish-speaking Finn, GrandDuchyofFinland, committed suicide, kharkiv, murderer…Governor-General of Finland; Eugen Schauman (born May 10, 1875 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire; died June 16, 1904 in Helsinki, Finland, Russian Empire) was a Finnish...

Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov male, deceased (1904): "Years of Oppression", death by firearm in Russia, Russification of Finland, Assassinated Russian politician, Governor of Grand Duchy of Finland, division…GrandDuchyofFinland, Governor-General of Finland; Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov was a Russian soldier and politician. Bobrikov became an officer in the Russian army in 1858 after which he served in...

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