Hannes Gebhard (8 April 1864 – 23 February 1933) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

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and

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. He was a member of the

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from 1907 to 1909, representing the

Finnish Party The Finnish Party ( fi, Suomalainen Puolue) was a Fennoman conservative political party in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland and independent Finland. Born out of Finland's language strife in the 1860s, the party sought to improve the position ...

. He was born in

Kemijärvi Kemijärvi ( se, Giemajávri, smn, Kiemâjävri, sms, Ǩeeʹmmjäuʹrr) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. History The first permanent settler inhabitant of Kemijärvi was Paavali Ollinpoika H ...

, and was married to

Hedvig Gebhard Hedvig Maria Gebhard (née Silén; 14 December 1867 in Turku – 13 January 1961 in Helsinki) was a Finland, Finnish journalist and politician. She was an elected member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Finnish Party from 1907 to 190 ...

. He is buried in the

Hietaniemi Cemetery The Hietaniemi cemetery ( fi, Hietaniemen hautausmaa, sv, Sandudds begravningsplats) is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state ...

in Helsinki.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gebhard, Hannes 1864 births 1933 deaths People from Kemijärvi People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish people of German descent Finnish Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1907–08) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1908–09) University of Helsinki alumni Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery