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Asko Parpola

1941 - Today

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Asko Heikki Siegfried Parpola (born 12 July 1941, in Forssa) is a Finnish Indologist, current professor emeritus of Indology at the University of Helsinki. He specializes in the Indus Valley Civilization, specifically the study of the Indus script. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Asko Parpola is the 6,772nd most popular writer (up from 6,893rd in 2024), the 501st most popular biography from Finland (up from 523rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Finnish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Asko Parpola ranks 6,772 out of 7,302. Before him are James Merrill, Durs Grünbein, Elena Chizhova, Nagaru Tanigawa, Arkady Babchenko, and James K. Morrow. After him are Laurell K. Hamilton, Alison Weir, Benjamin Jowett, Paul Dini, Ihor Pavlyuk, and Juli Zeh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Asko Parpola ranks 624. Before him are Arun Shourie, Donna Shalala, Ronald Keeble, Dr. Demento, Michel Roux, and Tommy Thompson. After him are Gloria Allred, Roger Taylor, Ben Nelson, Sushilkumar Shinde, Robert Hunter, and Ulis Williams.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Asko Parpola ranks 500 out of 751. Before him are Sakari Oramo (1965), Eicca Toppinen (1975), Voitto Hellsten (1932), Toni Gardemeister (1975), and Aki Karvonen (1957). After him are Tim Sparv (1987), Tapio Korjus (1961), Tero Pitkämäki (1982), Tapio Sipilä (1958), Joonas Kolkka (1974), Kaija Kärkinen (1962), and Tomas Sandström (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Asko Parpola ranks 43. Before him are Kari Hotakainen (1957), Sam Lake (1970), Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948), Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830), Johanna Sinisalo (1958), and Leena Lehtolainen (1964). After him are Jenni Haukio (1977), and Jessikka Aro (1980).

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