Otto Donner
Otto Donner (15 December 1835, Kokkola – 17 September 1909, Helsinki) was a Finnish linguist and politician.
Biography
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.[1][2]
His mother tongue was Swedish, but he was a fennoman by conviction. He had many children: Ossian, Otto Jr., Uno, Kai, Harry and Eva Louise.[1]
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[3]
- Bust of Otto Donner by Walter Runeberg (Son of J L Runeberg)
Footnotes
- "Donner, Otto (1835 - 1909)". National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- "Pohjoisranta 12 - A Home With A Sea View". 375 Humanists. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
See also
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