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Johan Ludvig Runeberg

Born February 5, 1804, Pietarsaari. Died May 6, 1877, Porvoo

Master of Philosophy 1827, Imperial Academy of Turku

Home tutor 1822–1826
Docent of Eloquence 1830, Imperial Alexander University
Teacher 1831–1836, the Swedish-language Helsingfors Lyceum
Lektor in Roman and Greek letters 1837–1857 and rector of the Gymnasium at Porvoo 1847–1850

Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Written by Tero Juutilainen
Translated by John Calton

Johan Ludvig Runeberg online

  • Kultakuume (‘Gold fever’) travels to Porvoo, Runeberg’s locale,  Yle radio programme, 5 February, 2014. Accessed 27 January 2015. (In Finnish)
  • Päivi Istala & Juha Virkkunen (prod.) Runeberg - Oiva lyyrikko, jonka hahmoista tuli kliseitä (’Runeberg – An imaginative poet, whose characters became recognizable types’) Yle Elävä arkisto (’Yle’s living archives’), 5 February 2008. Accessed 27 January, 2015 (In Finnish)
  • Seija Aunila (prod.) Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat (’Tales of Ensign Stål’) Kirja A & Ö (book discussion radio programme) 23 April 2009. Accessed 27 January, 2015 (In Finnish)
  • Jukka Lindfors (prod.) Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat (‘Tales of Ensign Stål’, excerpts read for radio) Yle Elävä arkisto (Yle’s living archives’), 5 February 2008. Accessed 27 January, 2015 Excerpts
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