Jakob Johan Wilhelm Lagus
Born May 5, 1821, Turku. Died April 2, 1909, Lohja

BA, MA 1844, licentiate and PhD 1847, Imperial Alexander University

Rector of the Imperial Alexander University 1878–1884
Vice rector of the Imperial Alexander University 1875–1878
Professor of Greek Literature at the Imperial Alexander University 1866–1886
Professor of Oriental Literature at the Imperial Alexander University 1857–1866
Extraordinary clerk of the university library, Imperial Alexander University, 1844–1854
Docent of Greek Literature at the Imperial Alexander University 1846
Honorary supervisor of the Vyborg student’s club 1868–1881
Conferrer of degrees at the Faculty of Arts 1869

Honours
Honorary master’s degree 1894
Honorary doctorate 1897
Honour of the Council of the State 1883
Peerage 1880

Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Written by Tero Juutilainen
Translated by Joe McVeigh