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Kaarle Krohn

Finnish folklorist (1863–1933)
Person Human Q567354

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
May 10, 1863
Date of death
July 19, 1933
Place of birth
Helsinki
Place of death
Sammatti (Finland : Kunta)
Country of citizenship
Finland, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire[14][15][16]
Occupation
writer, university teacher, literary scholar, folklorist, man of letters
Employer
University of Tartu[23]
Field of work
Finnish literature, folk poetry, folkloristics[18][19][20]
Position held
docent, professor[21][22]
Educated at
University of Helsinki[24]
Award received
honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen, honorary doctor of the University of Tartu, Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[28][29][30]
Father
Julius Krohn[11]
Mother
Emma Sofia Nyberg[12]
Child
Väinö Krohn[13]
Sibling
Aino Kallas, Helmi Krohn[45][46]
Doctoral advisor
Julius Krohn[25]
Doctoral student
Martti Haavio[35]
Work location
Helsinki[38]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish[43]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Writers in Finland 1809–1916[39][40][41][42]
Family name
Krohn[36]
Given name
Kaarle[37]
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Influenced by
Miroslav Župančić[33]
Member of
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters[31][32]
Native language
Finnish[17]
Place of burial
Hietaniemi cemetery[10]
Significant person
Axel Olrik[44]
Student
Antti Aarne, Martti Haavio[26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kaarle Krohn fa کارله کرون hu Kaarle Leopold Krohn ja カールレ・クローン ru Каарле Крон ru Каарле Леопольд Крон ru Карле Леопольд Крун ru Карл Крон ru Крун, Карле Леопольд uk Карле Крон zh 卡尔勒·克龙 zh-hant 卡爾勒·克龍
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000108829647
VIAF cluster ID
29525733
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no90012250
GND ID
118778064
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kaarle Krohn.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:72136
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
kaarle-leopold-krohn
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
10909351m
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID
3513
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID (urn.fi)
4779-1416928957385
BiographySampo person ID
p2067
Concise Literary Encyclopedia ID
3-8433
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DDB person (GND) ID
118778064
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118778064
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210311618582
Estonian biographical database ID
1521
FAST ID
271183
Freebase ID
/m/0gq594
Genealogics.org person ID
I00743479
Geni profile ID
6000000014073667311
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Kaarle_Leopold_Krohn
IdRef ID
069874174
IxTheo authority ID
079556485
J9U entity ID
987007281868505171
KANTO ID
000048751
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118778064
Kansallisbiografia ID
3513
KulturNav-ID
b8a58252-d852-4243-905c-21149fb0cf8a
Libraries Australia ID
35449217
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
199211
NE.se ID
kaarle-krohn
NL CR AUT ID
mub20201065376
NLA Trove people ID
956781
NUKAT ID
n02090159
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000515607
National Library of Latvia ID
000014836
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071349758
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3927527
Open Library ID
OL826135A
Parsifal cluster ID
244025
Project Gutenberg author ID
43555
Runeberg author ID
krohnkaa
SBN author ID
PALV027561
SNAC ARK ID
w6419zds
Student register of the University of Helsinki ID (1853–1899)
20612
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
38069
Topic's main category
Category:Kaarle Krohn
Treccani ID
kaarle-leopold-krohn
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
kaarle-krohn
Uppslagsverket Finland ID
KrohnKaarle
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/245980
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrKVc8pQKkVwffc96HKVC
Yale LUX ID
person/df10b708-ffa5-4fb3-90b8-6a66bf93d418

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, university teacher, folklorist, literary scholar
Award received 3
Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, honorary doctor of the University of Tartu, honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen
Country of citizenship 3
Finland, Russian Empire, Grand Duchy of Finland
Field of work 3
folkloristics, Finnish literature, folk poetry
Member of 2
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Sibling 2
Aino Kallas, Helmi Krohn
Siblings 2
Aino Kallas, Helmi Krohn
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Doctoral advisor 1
Julius Krohn
Doctoral advisors 1
Julius Krohn
Educated at 1
University of Helsinki
Employer 1
University of Tartu
Father 1
Julius Krohn
Founded entities 1
Folklore Fellows
Given name 1
Kaarle
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Finnish
Native language 1
Finnish
Parent of 1
Julius Krohn
Place of birth 1
Helsinki
Place of burial 1
Hietaniemi cemetery
Place of death 1
Sammatti (Finland : Kunta)
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Helsinki
← FactGrid item ID 1
Kamion, Łódź Voivodeship
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Summary

Kaarle Krohn was born on May 10, 1863[1], in Helsinki[2]. He died on July 19, 1933[3], in Sammatti[4]. He worked as a writer[5], university teacher[6], literary scholar[7], folklorist[8], and man of letters[9].

FAQs

Where was Kaarle Krohn born?

Kaarle Krohn's place of birth was Helsinki[2].

Where did Kaarle Krohn die?

Kaarle Krohn died in Sammatti[4].

Who were Kaarle Krohn's parents?

Kaarle Krohn's father was Julius Krohn[11]. Kaarle Krohn's mother was Emma Sofia Nyberg[12].

What did Kaarle Krohn do for work?

Kaarle Krohn worked as a writer[5], university teacher[6], literary scholar[7], folklorist[8], and man of letters[9].

Where did Kaarle Krohn go to school?

Kaarle Krohn was educated at University of Helsinki[24].

What awards did Kaarle Krohn receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen[28], honorary doctor of the University of Tartu[29], and Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[30].

Related Entities

Aino Kallas Finland Folklore Fellows folkloristics Helsinki Russian Empire University of Tartu

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  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
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  12. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . urn.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  36. [26] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  37. [27] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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