Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
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Baron Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (birth name Georg Zakarias Forsman, author name Yrjö Koskinen; 10 December 1830 in Vaasa – 13 November 1903 in Helsinki) was a friherre, senator, professor, historian, politician and the chairman of the Finnish Party after Johan Vilhelm Snellman. He was a central figure in the fennoman movement. His original name was Georg Zakarias Forsman and his family from his father's side originated from Sweden. He later fennicized his name to Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen. He was the husband of Finland's first female author, Theodolinda Hahnsson.
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Works by Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen at the Internet Archive
- Yrjö Koskinen in 375 humanists 28.1.2015, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki
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