Jac Ahrenberg

1847 - 1914

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country of citizenship: Grand Principality of Finland

native language: Swedish

languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish, Swedish

educated at: Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts

occupation: architect, art critic, painter, writer

award received: Ducat Prize, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, commander of the Order of the Dannebrog

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Johan Jacob Ahrenberg, usually referred to as Jac (30 March 1847, in Vyborg – 10 October 1914, in Helsinki) was a Finnish architect, writer and artist. He designed a number of public buildings in Finland and is also remembered for his literary work which mainly deals with themes from contemporary everyday life in eastern Finland. Source: Wikipedia (en)