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Finnish writer
Yrjö Karilas
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Finnish writer
A.K.A.
Yrjö Antero Karilas, Yrjö Antero Karlsberg, Yrjö Karlsberg
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Place of birth
Hailuoto, Finland
Death
7 June 1982 (aged 91 years)
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Place of death
Helsinki, Finland
Age
91 years
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Biography
Yrjö Antero Karilas (3 January 1891 – 7 June 1982) was a Finnish writer. He is most known for his Pikkujättiläinen book series.
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Yrjö Karilas was born at Hailuoto on 3 January 1891. He passed his Matriculation examination in 1908. In 1911, he started teaching Russian at Helsinki. After the language was removed from the curriculum, he became an office employee at WSOY's Helsinki office. He oversaw the publication of multiple informative books, the most well-known being Pikkujättiläinen, published for the first time in 1924.
Books
- Antero Vipunen; arvoitusten ja ongelmien, leikkien ja pelien sekä eri harrastusalojen pikku jättiläinen
- Koululaisen muistikirja IX
- Koululaisen muistikirja XXVI
- Koululaisen muistikirja XXVIII
- Mieleni minun tekevi; askartelun ja kokeilun, keräilyn ja retkeilyn sekä eri harrastusalojen pikku jättiläinen
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