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Also Known As Georg Zacharias Forsman
Born 1830 • Vaasa • Finland
Died November 13, 1903 (aged 73) • Helsinki • Finland
Subjects Of Study Finland
Role In Russification
Nikolay Bobrikov
governor of Finland
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
president of Finland
Sauli Niinistö
president of Finland
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari
president of Finland
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
president of Finland
Uno Cygnaeus
Finnish educator
Finland's first female president
Tarja Halonen
president of Finland
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, detail of an engraving by Émile Lassalle.
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Finnish-Swedish poet
Konni Zilliacus
Finnish patriot
Otto V. Kuusinen
Finnish politician
Elias Lönnrot
Finnish folklorist
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
president of Finland
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
president of Finland
Vihtori Iisakki Kosola
Finnish political leader
Matthias Alexander Castrén
Finnish nationalist and linguist
Svinhufvud, detail from an oil painting by Antti Faven, 1923; in the Art Gallery of Ateneum, Helsinki
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
president of Finland
Väinö Tanner
prime minister of Finland
Palmgren
Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer
Rafael Paasio
prime minister of Finland
Sederholm
Jakob Johannes Sederholm
Finnish geologist

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