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Johan Ludvig Runeberg

1804 - 1877

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Johan Ludvig Runeberg (Finland Swedish: [ˈjuːhɑn ˈlʉdːviɡ ˈrʉːnebærj]; 5 February 1804 – 6 May 1877) was a Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet. He wrote exclusively in Swedish. He is considered a national poet of Finland. He is the author of the lyrics to Vårt land (Our Land, Maamme in Finnish) which became the Finnish national anthem. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Ludvig Runeberg is the 945th most popular writer (down from 876th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Finland (down from 29th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Finnish Writer.

Johan Ludvig Runeberg is most famous for his poem "Vårt land" which is the national anthem of Finland.

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Among writers, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 945 out of 7,302. Before him are Julien Green, Daniel Keyes, Al-Mutanabbi, Zelda Fitzgerald, Jules Renard, and Philostratus. After him are Emma Orczy, Prudentius, Percy Fawcett, Virginia Satir, Lucius Accius, and Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 21. Before him are Richard Owen, Matthias Jakob Schleiden, John Deere, Eugène Sue, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, and Duke Alexander of Württemberg. After him are Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, Hermann Schlegel, Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Carl von Rokitansky, Stephan Endlicher, and Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily. Among people deceased in 1877, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 12. Before him are Maria Anna of Bavaria, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Henry Fox Talbot, Crazy Horse, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, and Sophie of Württemberg. After him are Juan Manuel de Rosas, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Antoine Augustin Cournot, Hermann Grassmann, and Nathan Bedford Forrest.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 35 out of 751. Before him are Lars Ahlfors (1907), Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865), George Gaynes (1917), Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881), Mika Häkkinen (1968), and Wäinö Aaltonen (1894). After him are Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917), Hjalmar Siilasvuo (1892), Albert Edelfelt (1854), Aleksis Kivi (1834), Yrjö Väisälä (1891), and Bengt Holmström (1949).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Johan Ludvig Runeberg ranks 6. Before him are Tove Jansson (1914), Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), Mika Waltari (1908), Mikael Agricola (1510), and Arto Paasilinna (1942). After him are Aleksis Kivi (1834), Zachris Topelius (1818), Eino Leino (1878), Väinö Linna (1920), Minna Canth (1844), and Juhani Aho (1861).

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