Bruno Zilliacus
 Bruno Zilliacus as a beauty pageant winner in 1903 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Wilhelm Zilliacus |
| Born | 11 November 1877 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 July 1926 (aged 48) Helsinki, Finland |
| Resting place | Sortavala |
| Education | Physical education teacher, University of Helsinki, 1902 |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, physiotherapist |
| Spouse | Meri Starck |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field, cross-country skiing |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club |
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Bruno Wilhelm Zilliacus (11 November 1877 – 3 July 1926) was an athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Sports
[edit]| Games | Event | Rank | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Shot put | 9th–25th | unknown | Source:[2] |
He was also listed as a flag-bearer for Finland at the opening ceremony, although he carried a mere hand-written plaque.[3]
Zilliacus participated in the 30-kilometer cross-country skiing race at the Northern Games in Stockholm 1901, where he did not place in the top 11.[4]
Zilliacus won the first beauty pageant in Finland, held in Helsinki on 8 March 1903.[5][6][7]
He represented the clubs Sortavalan Seminaarin Voimisteluseura (Sortavala) and Ylioppilasvoimistelijat (Helsinki).[3]
Other
[edit]Born in Saint Petersburg in 1877, his parents were major Alexander Wilhelm Zilliacus and Sofia Vilhelmiina Manninen.[8] He married Meri Naëmi Starck (1886–1974) in 1913, daughter of Werner Starck and Naëmi Ingman-Starck.[9] They had children Margareta in 1914, Ulla in 1919 and Katarina in 1921.[10] Ulla married Kaarlo af Heurlin in 1941.[11]
He graduated as a physical education teacher from the University of Helsinki in 1902.[8] He worked as a teacher in 1903–1926.[10]
Zilliacus was the local chief of the Sortavala White Guard. He fought on the Karelian front in the Finnish Civil War. He received the Cross of Liberty, 4th class.[10] He reached the rank vänrikki, the lowest officer rank.[12]
Zilliacus died of stomach cancer in the Mehiläinen Hospital in Helsinki in 1926. He was buried in Sortavala.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bruno Zilliacus". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
- ^ a b Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 378. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
- ^ Satyr (17 February 1901). "De stora skidtäflingarna vid Saltsjöbaden". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 3. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via Kungliga biblioteket.
- ^ Lehmusto, Heikki (1918). Helsingin Atleettiklubi. 1891–1916 (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 51.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Hytönen, Mattiesko (1991). Vanhin ja kaunein. Helsingin Atleettiklubi 1891–1991 (in Finnish). Helsinki. p. 16.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Nykänen, Anna-Stina (13 July 2008). "Suomen kaunein mies". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ a b Autio, Veli-Matti. "Henkilötiedot". Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853–1899 (in Finnish). University of Helsinki. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Ignatius, Jaakko (2006). "Jäsen n:o 10: Werner Starck (1856–1921) — Suomen järjestyksessä toinen kunnanlääkäri" (PDF). Lääketieteellinen Aikakauskirja Duodecim (in Finnish). Vol. 112, no. 19. Helsinki: Suomalainen Lääkäriseura Duodecim. pp. 2307–2310. ISSN 0012-7183. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 (in Finnish and Swedish). Helsinki: Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto. 1959. p. 278.
- ^ Huovinen, Pentti; et al., eds. (1974). Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja) 1974. Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista [Who's who in Finland 1974] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 213. ISBN 951-1-01334-3.
- ^ "Puolustuslaitos". Karjala (in Finnish). Viipuri. 12 July 1931. p. 2. ISSN 0782-7024. Retrieved 26 February 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Lehtori B. W. Zilliacus. Lehtori Bruno Zilliacuksen hautaus". Karjala (in Finnish). Vyborg. 7 July 1926. p. 3. ISSN 0782-7024. Retrieved 6 August 2018 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
