Elias Lönnrot
Elias Lönnrot (Finnish: [ˈeliɑs ˈlønruːt] ⓘ; 9 April 1802 – 19 March 1884) was a Finnish polymath, physician, philosopher, poet, musician, linguist, journalist, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for synthesizing the Finnish national epic, Kalevala (1835, enlarged 1849) from short ballads and lyric poems he gathered from Finnish oral tradition during several field expeditions in Finland, Russian Karelia, the Kola Peninsula and Baltic countries.
Elias Lönnrot | |
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| Born | 9 April 1802 Sammatti, Nyland and Tavastehus County, Sweden
(present-day Finland) |
| Died | 19 March 1884 (aged 81) Sammatti, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation(s) | physician, philologist, poetry collector |
| Notable work | Kalevala, Kanteletar |
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