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Castren, Mathias Alexander

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An eminent philologist, born in Finland, professor of the Finnish Language and Literature in Helsingfors; travelled all over Northern Europe and Asia, and left accounts of the races he visited and their languages; translated the "Kalevala " (q. v .) the epic of the Finns; died prematurely, worn out with his labours (1813-1852).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Castren, Mathias Alexander'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/castren-mathias-alexander.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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