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Agathon Meurman
Finnish politician

Agathon Meurman

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Finnish politician
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Kangasala, Finland
Place of death
Helsinki, Finland
Age
82 years
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Education
University of Helsinki
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Biography

Agathon Meurman (9 October 1826, Kangasala – 17 January 1909, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was one of the key persons of the Fennoman movement and since 1863 the leader of the Finnish Party together with Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen.

In 1883–1890 Meurman published the first Finnish language encyclopaedia Sanakirja yleiseen sivistykseen kuuluvia tietoja varten. It was mostly based on the German Meyers Encyclopedia.

Selected works

  • Finnish–French Dictionary (1877)
  • Sanakirja yleiseen sivistykseen kuuluvia tietoja varten (1883–1890)
  • Finnish-Russian Dictionary (1885)
  • Memoirs (1909)
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