Eino Friberg

Eino Hjalmar Friberg (10 May 1901 – 27 May 1995) was a Finnish-born American writer. He is best known for his 1989 translation of the Finnish national epic The Kalevala.

Eino Friberg
BornEino Hjalmar Friberg
(1901-05-10)10 May 1901
Merikarvia, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died27 May 1995(1995-05-27) (aged 94)
Cambridge, United States of America
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Translator
EducationBoston University, Harvard University
Notable awardsOrder of the White Rose of Finland (1988)
Children2
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