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Finnish Antiquarian Society
The Finnish Antiquarian Society ( fi, Suomen Muinaismuistoyhdistys) is a scholarly society for the purpose of promoting archaeological, ethnological, art-historical and cultural-historical research concerning Finland and other Finno-Ugrian regions and peoples. The society publishes four peer-reviewed book series; ''Suomen Muinaismuistoyhdistyksen Aikakauskirja'', ''Suomen Museo-Finskt Museum'', ''Kansatieteellinen Arkisto'' and ''Iskos''. List of chairmen References {{Reflist External links Official website Organizations established in 1870 Scientific organisations based in Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hackman
Alfred Hackman (1811–1874) was sub-librarian at the Bodleian Library. Early life Hackman was born at Fulham, southwest of London, on 8 April 1811. His father, Thomas Hackman, was the parochial vestry clerk in Fulham, giving him access to the powerful Bishop of London, William Howley. Through Howley's influence, Alfred Hackman matriculated as a servitor of Christ Church, Oxford on 25 Oct. 1832. Hackman was educated in France, and then spent several years as an usher in a boarding-school run by his father. Hackman graduated from university with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1837 and then received a Master of Arts degree in 1840. Career Through the influence of Thomas Gaisford, curator of the Bodleian library, Hackman obtained a temporary post there in 1837, and was connected with the library for more than thirty-five years afterwards. In 1837, Hackman also became chaplain of Christ Church College in Oxford, and curate to the Reverend Henry Gary at St. Paul's Church in Oxford ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Lavento
Mika Tapio Lavento (born 29 March 1962) is a Finnish archaeologist. He has worked as the Professor of Archaeology at the University of Helsinki since 2004. Early life Lavento was born in Kajaani on 29 March 1962, to father, dentist Ari Lavento and mother, Auli Lavento. He got interested in archaeology in the early 1980s, after having taken part in a tour of the local archaeological sites, arranged by the Kainuu Museum. Career Lavento studied in the University of Helsinki. During his studies, he worked at the National Board of Antiquities, where he did archaeological field works, and was later hired to work on the first iteration of the National Archaeological Site Registry. In 2001, Lavento graduated as a doctor of philosophy from University of Helsinki on September 11, 2001. He wrote his doctoral dissertation about prehistorical textile ceramics in Finland and on the Karelian Isthmus. In the dissertation, he expands on the ideas of Carl Fredrik Meinander and collected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
