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Zachris Topelius

1818 - 1898

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Zacharias Topelius (Finland Swedish pronunciation: [sɑˈkɑːriɑs toˈpeːliʉs]; 14 January 1818 – 12 March 1898) was a Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history. He wrote his works exclusively in Swedish, although they were translated early on into Finnish. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zachris Topelius is the 1,187th most popular writer (up from 1,317th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Finland (up from 47th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Finnish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zachris Topelius ranks 1,187 out of 7,302. Before him are Anne Rice, Lin Yutang, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Donna Leon, Bernardino de Sahagún, and Joanot Martorell. After him are Jernej Kopitar, Monique Wittig, Michael Connelly, Ljudevit Gaj, Marshall Rosenberg, and Ugo Foscolo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1818, Zachris Topelius ranks 24. Before him are Leconte de Lisle, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Alexander Bain, and Maria Mitchell. After him are François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, Benjamin Butler, Thomas Mayne Reid, Amalia of Oldenburg, Frederick Douglass, and Mary Todd Lincoln. Among people deceased in 1898, Zachris Topelius ranks 25. Before him are Eleanor Marx, John Newlands, Heungseon Daewongun, Henry Bessemer, Frances Willard, and Edward Burne-Jones. After him are Georges Rodenbach, Princess Francisca of Brazil, George Müller, Georg Ebers, Siegfried Marcus, and Tuone Udaina.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Zachris Topelius ranks 44 out of 751. Before him are Albert Edelfelt (1854), Aleksis Kivi (1834), Yrjö Väisälä (1891), Bengt Holmström (1949), Hannes Kolehmainen (1889), and Antti Aarne (1867). After him are Ari Vatanen (1952), Alexander Stubb (1968), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Jari Litmanen (1971), Heikki Hasu (1926), and Liisi Oterma (1915).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Zachris Topelius ranks 8. Before him are Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), Mika Waltari (1908), Mikael Agricola (1510), Arto Paasilinna (1942), Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804), and Aleksis Kivi (1834). After him are Eino Leino (1878), Väinö Linna (1920), Minna Canth (1844), Juhani Aho (1861), Fredrika Bremer (1801), and Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943).

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