Jooseppi Julius (J. J.) Mikkola (July 6, 1866,

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of his era.

Biography

Mikkola's parents were farmer Antti Erland Mikkola and Johanna Mikkola.http://www.helsinki.fi/keskusarkisto/virkamiehet_2/index.htm finnish infopage Mikkola graduated in 1886. In 1893 Mikkola married Finnish author

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Books

* ''Berührungen zwischen den westfinnischen und slavischen Sprachen'', väitöskirja. Finsk-ugriska sällskapet, Helsingfors 1893–1895 * ''Betonung und Quantität in den westslavischen Sprachen''. W. Hagelstam, Helsingfors 1899 * ''Kansallinen liike Böömissä''. Kansanvalistusseura 1903 * ''Ladoga, Laatokka''. Finsk-ugriska sällskapet, Helsingfors 1906 * ''Urslavische Grammatik : Einführung in das vergleichende Studium der slavischen Sprachen, 1 Teil – Lautlehre, Vokalismus, Betonung''. Carl Winter's Universitätsbuchhandlung, Heidelberg 1913 * ''Die chronologie der turkischen Donaubulgaren''. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura 1914 * ''Slaavilaiset kansat ajanlukumme ensimmäisellä vuosituhannella''. Porvoo 1916 * ''Zur Vertretung der Gutturale und tj in den lateinischen Lehnwörtern des Germanischen und Slavischen''. Société néophilologique, Helsingfors 1924 * ''Suomen ja suomalais-ugrilaisten kielten tutkimus''. Helsinki 1929 * ''Kaksi pyhää Henrikkiä koskevaa muistiinpanoa'', kirjoittajat Aarno Maliniemi ja J. J. Mikkola. Helsinki 1930 * ''Englantilais-suomalais-ruotsalais-saksalainen merisanasto'', toimttaneet J. J. Mikkola ja R

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Dillström. WSOY 1931 * ''Inkerinmaan kreikanuskoisten käännytyksestä vuosina 1683–1700''. Suomen historiallinen seura, Helsinki 1932 * ''Antti Jalava tshekkiläisiin tutustumassa''. Helsinki 1937 * ''Muutamia tietoja kenraali Casimir Ehrnroothin toiminnasta Bulgarian hallitusmiehenä''. Helsinki 1938 * ''Onko suomen silta balttilaista alkuperää?'' Helsinki 1938 * ''Die älteren Berührungen zwischen Ostseefinnisch und Russisch''. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura 1938 * ''Hämärän ja sarastuksen ajoilta''. WSOY 1939 * ''Reposaaren nimestä'', teoksessa ''Satakunta XI''. 1939 * ''Kolttakylän arkisto'', Lapin sivistysseuran julkaisuja n:o 8. WSOY 1941 * ''Lännen ja idän rajoilta : : historiallisia kirjoitelmia''. WSOY 1942 * ''Urslavische Grammatik : Einführung in das vergleichende Studium der slavischen Sprachen, 2 Teil – Konsonantismus''. Carl Winter's Universitätsbuchhandlung, Heidelberg 1942 * ''Urslavische Grammatik : Einführung in das vergleichende Studium der slavischen Sprachen, 3 Teil – Formenlehre''. Carl Winter's Universitätsverlag, Heidelberg 1950

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Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. 17.7.2015. Balticists Finnish diplomats Academic staff of the University of Helsinki 1866 births 1946 deaths Linguists from Finland {{Finland-linguist-stub