WRITER

Johan Turi

1854 - 1936

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Johan Turi, born Johannes Olsen Thuri also spelt Johan Tuuri or Johan Thuri or Johan Thuuri (12 March 1854 – 30 November 1936) was the first Sami author to publish a secular work in a Sami language. His first book was called Muitalus sámiid birra (An Account of the Sami) and tells about the life of people herding reindeer in the Jukkasjärvi region of northern Sweden at the beginning of the 20th century. An eclectic and nuanced text, Muitalus includes details on Sami traditions of child rearing, hunting, healing, yoik, and folklore. At its heart the text aims to draw outsiders' attention to the intrinsic value of Sami culture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Turi is the 4,130th most popular writer (down from 3,692nd in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 229th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among writers, Johan Turi ranks 4,130 out of 7,302. Before him are Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Yusuf Idris, Ken Adam, Herman Heijermans, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, and John Mauropous. After him are Pascal Lainé, Sue Townsend, William Thoms, Titsian Tabidze, Elizabeth Bowen, and Vasco Pratolini.

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Among people born in 1854, Johan Turi ranks 86. Before him are Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa, Alexandru Marghiloman, Nikolai Ruzsky, Marcel Brillouin, Jane Toppan, and José Canalejas. After him are L. A. Ring, Robert Borden, Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov, Charles Angrand, Georges Eekhoud, and Ivan Horbachevsky. Among people deceased in 1936, Johan Turi ranks 136. Before him are Wilhelm Solf, Ramiro de Maeztu, Panagis Tsaldaris, Conchita Supervía, Blas Infante, and Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck. After him are Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, Bhikaiji Cama, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo, Francisco Ascaso, Ma Zhongying, and Vasyl Stefanyk.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Johan Turi ranks 272 out of 1,039. Before him are Vicky Vette (1965), Johan Ferner (1927), Gerhard Munthe (1849), Thoralf Skolem (1887), Adolph Tidemand (1814), and Gunnar Knudsen (1848). After him are Knut Knudsen (1950), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Paul Egede (1708), Eva Nansen (1858), Anne Stine Ingstad (1918), and Egil Olsen (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Johan Turi ranks 47. Before him are Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Gunnar Heiberg (1857), Alf Prøysen (1914), Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (900), Kjartan Fløgstad (1944), and Johan Herman Wessel (1742). After him are Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Olav Duun (1876), Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807), Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866), Arnulf Øverland (1889), and Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771).

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