Pentti Akseli Virrankoski (20 June 1929 – 20 August 2023) was a Finnish historian. He was born in
Vancouver
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. Virrankoski was professor in Finland's history at
Turku University from 1978 to 1992.
Virrankoski focused in his research on economic and social history. Amongst his works are a great biography of
Anders Chydenius. He has also written the first academic student book about Finland's economic history (1975), two books about North American
Indians
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, and a work on
Ostrobothnia (1997) and a biography of the musician
Heikki Klemetti
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* Heikki Aho (footballer) (born 1983), Finnish footballer
* Heikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), ...
(2004).
Virrankoski died on 20 August 2023, at the age of 94.
References
Sources
* ''
Uppslagsverket Finland
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'', 5 (2007)
External links
Huvuddragen i Österbottens äldre bosättningshistoria
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1929 births
2023 deaths
20th-century Finnish historians
Academic staff of the University of Turku