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Vilho Lammen Hauta--
Vilho is a given name, and may refer to: * Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola (1911–2005), Finnish composer * Vilho Niittymaa (1896–1979), Finnish athlete * Vilho Petter Nenonen (1883–1960), Finnish general * Vilho Rättö (1913–2002), Finnish Knight of the Mannerheim Cross * Vilho Siivola (1910–1984), Finnish actor, director and a member of the Council of Theatre * Vilho Tuulos (1895–1967), Finnish triple jumper and long jumper * Vilho Väisälä Vilho Väisälä (; September 28, 1889 – August 12, 1969) was a Finnish meteorologist and physicist, and founder of Vaisala Oyj. After graduation in mathematics in 1912, Väisälä worked for the Finnish Meteorological Institute in ''aer ... (1889–1969), Finnish meteorologist and physicist {{given name Finnish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola
Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola (22 December 1911 – 14 November 2005) was a Finnish composer of contemporary classical music. Luolajan-Mikkola studied composition under Aarre Merikanto and Selim Palmgren. One of his most famous works is the song cycle ''Koiruoho, RUUSUNKUKKA'', which was completed in 1977. Luolajan-Mikkola's other musical output includes woodwind music among others. He was an active composer until his last years, and the song "Hiljentyen" dates from 2001. Luolajan-Mikkola died in 2005, at the age of 93 in 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 U .... References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luolajan-Mikkola, Vilho Finnish classical composers 20th-century classical composers 1911 births 2005 deaths Finnish male classical composers 20th-century male musicians 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilho Niittymaa
Vilho Aleksander Niittymaa (19 August 1896 – 29 June 1979) was a Finnish athlete who competed in the discus throw, hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ... and shot put. He won a silver medal in the discus at the 1924 Summer Olympics. References 1896 births 1979 deaths People from Pöytyä Finnish male discus throwers Olympic silver medalists for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish male hammer throwers Finnish male shot putters Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Southwest Finland 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilho Petter Nenonen
Vilho Petter Nenonen (6 March 1883 – 17 February 1960) was a Finnish general. Nenonen was born in Kuopio. He received his military education in the Hamina Cadet School 1896–1901, in the Mihailov Artillery School in St Petersburg 1901–1903, and in St Petersburg Artillery Academy 1906–1909. He served in the Imperial Russian army during World War I. When the Finnish Civil War began, he moved to Finland and was given the job of creating the artillery of general Mannerheim's White Army. After the war, Nenonen also served as the Minister of Defence between 1923 and 1924. During the Continuation War, he was a part of Mannerheim's inner circle. He was promoted to the rank of ''General of the artillery'' in 1941 and remains the only person to have held the rank. As Finnish Defence Forces' Inspector of the Artillery, Nenonen played a large role in developing the Finnish artillery's training, equipment, and tactics. For example, the Fire Correction Circle developed in 1943 pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilho Rättö
Vilho Rättö (10 March 1913 – 21 January 2002) was a Finnish soldier, a Knight of the Mannerheim Cross and, Mannerheim-ristin ritarit in civilian life, a driver and an industrial worker. Rättö was the fourth Knight of the Mannerheim Cross
The Mannerheim Cross ( fi, Mannerheim-risti, sv, Mannerheimkorset), officially Mannerheim Cross of the Cross of Liberty ( fi, Vapaudenristin Mannerheim-risti, link=no, sv, Frihetskorsets Mannerheimkors, link=no) is the most distinguished Finnish ... , and the first private to be awarde ...
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Vilho Siivola
Vilho Siivola (10 April 1910 – 28 November 1984) was a Finnish actor, film director, television director and a member of the Council of Theatre. Siivola was born in Valkeakoski. His career included theatre, where he was both an actor and a director, motion pictures and television. Notably, in 1953 he was one of the founders of 'Kivi-juhlat’ (a theatre festival based in the childhood town of Aleksis Kivi Aleksis Kivi (; born Alexis Stenvall; 10 October 1834 – 31 December 1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, ''Seitsemän veljestä'' ("Seven Brothers") in 1870. He is also known for his 1864 p ...) and was its first director in 1977. In addition he wrote two books, ''Myllykylästä Maailmalle'' (1975) and ''Maailmassa Maailmaa'' (1983). He died, aged 74, in Helsinki. References External links * 1910 births 1984 deaths People from Valkeakoski People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilho Tuulos
Vilho "Ville" Immanuel Tuulos (26 March 1895 – 2 September 1967) was a Finnish triple jumper and long jumper. He won a gold medal in the triple jump at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The 14.50 meter jumps he made during the qualifying round was counted for the main event and were enough for the win. Tuulos also won bronze medals at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. In the long jump, his best result was a fourth place at the 1924 Olympics. Tuulos improved the European record in triple jump twice: on 20 July 1919 in Tampere with a result of 15.30 meters and on 6 July 1923 in Borås with 15.48 metres.''Track & Field Statistics"'' Brinkster. Retrieved on 29 July 2015. The latter result stayed as the European record for over sixteen years, until |
Vilho Väisälä
Vilho Väisälä (; September 28, 1889 – August 12, 1969) was a Finnish meteorologist and physicist, and founder of Vaisala Oyj. After graduation in mathematics in 1912, Väisälä worked for the Finnish Meteorological Institute in ''aerological measurements'', specializing in the research of the higher troposphere. At the time the measurements were conducted by attaching a thermograph to a kite. In 1917 he published his dissertation in mathematics ''Ensimmäisen lajin elliptisen integralin käänteisfunktion yksikäsitteisyys'' (The single-valuedness of the inverse function of the elliptic integral of the first kind). His dissertation was the first and still is the only mathematical doctoral thesis written in the Finnish language.Lehto, Olli: Oman tien kulkijat. Helsinki: Otava, 2004. . Page 101 Väisälä participated in development of radiosonde, a device attached to a balloon and launched to measure air in the higher atmosphere. In 1936 he started his own company, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |