Eino Kaarlo Ilmari Jutikkala (24 October 1907 – 22 December 2006), until 1931 Rinne, was a Finnish historian, and professor of history at the

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from 1950 to 1974. He had an exceptionally long and prolific career, and is considered one of the most important Finnish historians of the 20th century. Jutikkala was born in

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. He wrote mainly about collective phenomena in history, focussing on social and economic history. His main contributions are in the areas of early modern period economic history and historical

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. His methodological innovations are also thought to have greatly improved the quality of

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research in Finland. He helped make Finland's history known to English-speaking readers through his book ''A History of Finland'', written with

Kauko Pirinen Kauko Antero Pirinen (10 January 1915, in Eno – 31 May 1999, in Helsinki), was a Finnish historian, professor in church history at Helsinki University from 1961, and professor in general church history 1963–80. Pirinen was one of the lea ...

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'' 1993. Jutikkala died in

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, aged 99. In his will, he donated twenty-two million

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s to the

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to be used to support research in the

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Selected works

* ''Läntisen Suomen kartanolaitos Ruotsin vallan viimeisenä aikana I–II'' (1932) (his doctoral dissertation) * ''

Finnlands Lebensraum ''Finnlands Lebensraum'' is a 1941 Finnish propaganda book that was published to support the Greater Finland ideology. It was written by the geographer Väinö Auer, the historian Eino Jutikkala and the ethnographer Kustaa Vilkuna, who worked fo ...

'' (with

Väinö Auer Väinö Auer (; January 7, 1895, Helsinki – March 20, 1981, Helsinki), the son of senator , was a Finnish geologist and geographer, chiefly remembered as an explorer of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia. He is also noted for his pioneering studies o ...

, 1941) * ''Suomen talonpojan historia'' (1942) (''History of the Finnish Peasant'') * ''Uudenajan taloushistoria'' (1953) * ''A History of Finland'' (with Kauko Pirinen, 1962) * ''Kuolemalla on aina syynsä'' (1987)

References

Literature

* ''Nationalencyklopedin'', 10 (1993) * ''Uppslagsverket Finland'', 2 (2004)

External links

Eino Jutikkala
in 375 humanists, 7 May 2015. University of Helsinki. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jutikkala, Eino 1907 births 2006 deaths People from Valkeakoski People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 20th-century Finnish historians Academic personnel of the University of Helsinki