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Donner, Otto, 1835-1909

LC control no.n 85010405
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Personal name headingDonner, Otto, 1835-1909
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Variant(s)Donner, O. (Otto), 1835-1909
Associated countryFinland
Birth date1835-12-15
Death date1909-09-17
Place of birthKokkola (Finland)
Place of deathHelsinki (Finland)
Field of activityLinguistics Education Political science
AffiliationHelsingin yliopisto
Profession or occupationCollege teachers Politicians
Found inA brief sketch of the Scottish families in Finland and Sweden, 1884: t.p. (Otto Donner)
Lieder der Lappen, 1876: t.p. (O. Donner)
Wikipedia, viewed 5 Oct. 2018 (Otto Donner (15 December 1835, Kokkola - 17 September 1909, Helsinki) was a Finnish linguist and politician. He was professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Indo-European linguistics at the University of Helsinki, but also studied the Finno-Ugric languages. He was a member of the Diet of Finland 1877-1905, and minister of education 1905-1908. He was also influential in the founding of the Finno-Ugrian Society in 1883.)
NUC pre-1956 (Donner, Otto, 1835-1909)
Associated languagefin san