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Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen

1830 - 1903

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Baron Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (birth name Georg Zakarias Forsman, author name Yrjö Koskinen; 10 December 1830 in Vaasa – 13 November 1903 in Helsinki) was a friherre, senator, professor, historian, politician and the chairman of the Finnish Party after Johan Vilhelm Snellman. He was a central figure in the fennoman movement. His original name was Georg Zakarias Forsman and his family from his father's side originated from Sweden. He later fennicized his name to Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen is the 6,319th most popular writer (down from 5,561st in 2024), the 440th most popular biography from Finland (down from 343rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Finnish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen ranks 6,314 out of 7,302. Before him are Abby Mann. After him are Eric Van Lustbader, Sheila Jeffreys, Andrew Davies, Barbara Pym, Vikram Seth, Karin Alvtegen, John Clellon Holmes, Christopher Smart, Rosa María Britton, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Max Hastings.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen ranks 76. Before him are Emily Davies, Frederic Moore, Lina Morgenstern, Helen Hunt Jackson, Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual, and Harriet Hosmer. After him are Belva Ann Lockwood, Abraham Jacobi, and Ezra Meeker. Among people deceased in 1903, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen ranks 72. Before him are János Fadrusz, Rafael Zaldívar, Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Nikolai Bugaev, Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, and Andrew Ainslie Common. After him are Charles Ammi Cutter, Herbert Vaughan, Edwin Lord Weeks, and Alexander Ramsey.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen ranks 439 out of 751. Before him are Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948), Seija Simola (1944), Jari-Matti Latvala (1985), Linde Lindström (1976), and Erkki Liikanen (1950). After him are Heikki Ikola (1947), Teemu Pukki (1990), Anna Falchi (1972), Mikko Hirvonen (1980), Kaarlo Maaninka (1953), Jasper Pääkkönen (1980), and Jenni Dahlman (1981).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen ranks 40. Before him are Arvi Pohjanpää (1887), Katri Vala (1901), Monika Fagerholm (1961), Kari Hotakainen (1957), Sam Lake (1970), and Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948). After him are Johanna Sinisalo (1958), Leena Lehtolainen (1964), Asko Parpola (1941), Jenni Haukio (1977), and Jessikka Aro (1980).

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