Zachris Topelius

1818 - 1898

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: poetry, children's literature, fiction literature

country of citizenship: Grand Duchy of Finland

native language: Swedish

languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish, Swedish

educated at: University of Helsinki

occupation: poet, historian, children's writer, writer, journalist, professor

award received: Svenska Akademiens stora pris, Kungliga priset, valtioneuvos, Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Knight of the Order of the Polar Star, Commander of the Order of the Polar Star

position held: rector, chairperson, editor-in-chief

influenced by: Walter Scott, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Hans Christian Andersen

official website: topelius.sls.fi

Zacharias Topelius (Finland Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsɑkris 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)