Zachris Topelius
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Finnish-Swedish author, poet, historian, professor and rector of Helsinki University (1818–1898)
Key facts
- Born
- Zacharias Topelius , ( 1818-01-14 ) 14 January 1818, Kuddnäs, near Nykarleby , Grand Duchy of Finland , Russian Empire
- Died
- 12 March 1898 (1898-03-12) (aged 80), Sipoo , Grand Duchy of Finland , Russian Empire
- Occupation
- Historian poet
- Language
- Swedish
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Zacharias
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Nykarleby
- Place of death
- Björkudden
- Child
- Eva Topelius
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Employer
- University of Helsinki
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Native language
- Swedish
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- children's and young adult literature
- Genre
- fiction literature
- Official website
- topelius.sls.fi
- Image
- Gunnar Berndtson - Portrait of Zacharias Topelius - A I 219 - Finnish National Gallery.jpg
- Work location
- Helsinki
- Residence
- Oulu
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- Commons category
- Zacharias Topelius
- date of birth
- 1818-01-14
- date of death
- 1898-03-12
- topic's main category
- Category:Zacharias Topelius
- place of burial
- Hietaniemi cemetery
- name in native language
- Zacharias Topelius
- Commons Creator page
- Zacharias Topelius
- ethnic group
- Finland Swedes
- writing language
- Swedish
- relative
- Michael Toppelius
- influenced by
- Hans Christian Andersen
- described at URL
- topelius.sls.fi/#/content/sv-03-01-01
- significant person
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg
- IPA transcription
- sɑkɑriːɑs topeːlɪʉs
- Commons gallery
- Zacharias Topelius
- honorific prefix
- valtioneuvos
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
30 objects attributed to Zachris Topelius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Var är vagens mål/(E. V. Knape - S. Palmgren)
Suomen Kansan Wanhoja Runoja ynnå myös Nykyisempiå Lauluja, 1
Ljungblommor, 1
Hertiginnan af Finland, romantiserad berättelse, jemte en historisk skildring af finska kriget åren 1741 - 1743
De modo matrimonia jungendi apud Fennos quondam vigente
Schwedisches Märchenbuch von Z. Topelius : Deutsch von Alma von Podewils
Fältskärns berättelser, 2
Laesning for born : Efter Zacharias Topelius ved Nordahl Rolfsen. Autor. oversaettelse for Norge og Danmark, I
Aus hohem Norden : Von Zacharias Topelius. Aus dem Schwedischen von O. Gleiss, 3
Redogörelse för Kejserliga Alexanders-Universitetets i Finland förvaltning och verksamhet ifrån den 1 September 1875 till samma dag 1878, afgifven af Universitetets d. v. Bektor (Z. Topelius.) : (Enthält Universitätsmachrichten.)
Regina von Emmeritz : Skådespel i fem akter
Aus hohem Norden : Von Zacharias Topelius. Aus dem Schwedischen von O. Gleiss, 4
Ljungars Saga : Historisk berättelse från 1500-talet
Ljungblommor, 2
Dramatiska Dikter : Första Samlingen
Suomen Kansan Wanhoja Runoja ynnå myös Nykyisempiå Lauluja, 3
Inbjudning till Kejserliga Alexanders-Universitetets i Finland Minnesfest på hundrade årsdagen af H. M. Kejsar Alexander I:s födelse den 24 December 1877
Fältskärns berättelser, 1
Efter femtio år : Skadespel i tre akter med prolog
Fältskärns berättelser, 3
Dissertatio entomologica Insecta Fennica enumerans
Inbjudning till Kejserliga Alexanders-Universitetets i Finland Minnesfest öfver Professoren Johan Ludvig Runeberg den 6 Maj 1878
Suomen Kansan Wanhoja Runoja ynnå myös Nykyisempiå Lauluja, 2
Fältskärns berättelser, 4
Sånger
Vallgossens Visa
Fältskärns berättelser, 5
Laesning for born : Efter Zacharias Topelius ved Nordahl Rolfsen. Autor. oversaettelse for Norge og Danmark, IV
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Encyclopedic overview
Zacharias Topelius ( Finland Swedish pronunciation: [sɑˈkɑːriɑs toˈpeːliʉs]; 14 January 1818 – 12 March 1898) was a Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history. He wrote his works exclusively in Swedish, although they were translated early on into Finnish. In Finland Topelius emerged as one of the foremost heirs to Sir Walter Scott’s legacy of exploring the nation through the historical novel.
Given name
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zachris Topelius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.