Leif Rantala

Summary

Leif Rantala is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Liljendal^[2]. He was born on +1947-12-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Rovaniemi^[4]. He died on +2015-01-08T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a linguist^[6] and translator^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Liljendal^[2], Leif Rantala…
• Leif Rantala died in Rovaniemi^[4].
• Leif Rantala was born on +1947-12-26T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Leif Rantala died on +2015-01-08T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Leif Rantala held citizenship in Finland^[9].
• Swedish was Leif Rantala's native language^[10].
• Leif Rantala's professions included linguist^[6].
• Leif Rantala worked as a translator^[7].
• Leif Rantala's field of work was linguistics^[11].
• Leif Rantala's field of work was Northern Sami^[12].
• Leif Rantala's field of work was Kildin Sami^[13].
• Leif Rantala's field of work was Akkala Sami^[14].
• Leif Rantala's field of work was Ter Sami^[15].
• Leif Rantala's field of work was Sámi studies^[16].
• Among Leif Rantala's employers was University of Lapland^[17].
• Among Leif Rantala's employers was Saami Council^[18].
• Leif Rantala was employed by University of Helsinki^[19].
• Leif Rantala was educated at University of Helsinki^[20].
• Leif Rantala is recorded as male^[21].
• Leif Rantala's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Leif Rantala's ISNI is recorded as 000000003372134X^[23].
• Leif Rantala's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51005763^[24].
• Leif Rantala's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n98073305^[25].
• Leif Rantala's IdRef ID is recorded as 150789017^[26].
• Leif Rantala's Commons category is recorded as Leif Rantala^[27].

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Origins and Family

Leif Rantala was born in Liljendal^[2]. He was born on +1947-12-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. Swedish was his native language^[10].

Education

Leif Rantala's education included a stint at University of Helsinki^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[6] and translator^[7]. Fields of work include linguistics^[11], an academic discipline^[28]; Northern Sami^[12], a language^[29], in Norway^[30]; Kildin Sami^[13], a modern language^[31], in Russia^[32]; Akkala Sami^[14], a natural language^[33], in Russia^[34]; Ter Sami^[15], a language^[35], in Russia^[36]; and Sámi studies^[16]. Employers include University of Lapland^[17], a university^[37], in Finland^[38], founded in 1979^[39]; Saami Council^[18], an international organization^[40], in Norway^[41], founded in 1956^[42]; and University of Helsinki^[19], a public university^[43], in Finland^[44], founded in 1640^[45], headquartered in University of Helsinki main building^[46].

Death and Burial

Leif Rantala died on +2015-01-08T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Rovaniemi^[4].

Why It Matters

Leif Rantala ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Leif Rantala born?

Leif Rantala was born in Liljendal^[2].

Where did Leif Rantala die?

Leif Rantala died in Rovaniemi^[4].

What did Leif Rantala do for work?

Leif Rantala worked as linguist^[6] and translator^[7].

Where did Leif Rantala go to school?

Leif Rantala was educated at University of Helsinki^[20].