Arvid Järnefelt (November 16, 1861December 27, 1932) was a Finnish

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born in Pulkovo,

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. Järnefelt was among the founders of the Finnish language literary and cultural magazine ''

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'' which was launched in 1880.

Life and Career

Järnefelt was born in Pulkovo, Russia, to Alexander Järnefelt, a lieutenant general, and Elisabeth Clodt von Jürgensburg. He was married to Emilia Fredrika Parviainen. Järnefelt completed his matriculation exam in 1880, earned a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1885, and became a lawyer in 1890. He pursued studies in Moscow from 1887 to 1888. He served as a parliamentary secretary and interpreter in 1891 and was also a farmer in Lohja. Järnefelt received the state literature prize in 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1925, and 1927.

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* '' Kuolema'' (''Death'') (1903, revised 1911) * ''Lalli'' (1933) * Isänmaa (1893) * Heräämiseni (1894) * Ateisti (1895) * Ihmiskohtaloja (1895) * Maria (1897) * Puhtauden ihanne (1897) * Evankeliumin alku eli Jeesuksen syntyminen ihmisestä ja Jumalasta (1898) * Päiväkirja matkaltani Venäjällä ja käynti Leo Tolstoin luona keväällä 1899(1899) * Samuel Cröell (1899) * Pikku Simon seikkailut joulu-iltana (1900) * Veljekset (1900) * Mitä on Jumalan palvelus? (1901) * Helena (1902) * Orjan oppi (1902) * Elämän meri (1904) * Lukemisen ja kirjoittamisen alkuopetus kotiopetusta varten (1905) * Maaemon lapsia (1905) * Jeesuksen syntyminen ihmisestä ja Jumalasta (1907) * Maa kuuluu kaikille! (1907) * Veneh’ojalaiset (1909) * Hiljaisuudessa (1913) * Kallun kestit (1914) * Manon Roland (1914) * Valtaset (1915) * Onnelliset (1916) * Kirkkopuheet (1917) * Kirjeitä sukupuolikysymyksistä (1918) * Nuoruuteni muistelmia (1919) * Sointula (1924) * Greeta ja hänen Herransa (1925) * Huligaani ynnä muita kertoelmia (1926) * Teoksia (1926–1927) * Minun Marttani (1927) * Vanhempieni romaani: 1. Elisabet ja Aleksander (1928) * Vanhempieni romaani: 2. Aleksander ja Elisabet Suomessa (1929) * Vanhempieni romaani: 3. Elisabetin usko (1930) * Valitut teokset (1953) * Maa kuuluu kaikille (1980) * Arvid Järnefelt (1986)

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* * 1861 births 1932 deaths Writers from Saint Petersburg People from Sankt-Peterburgsky Uyezd Finnish people of German descent 19th-century Finnish nobility 20th-century Finnish judges Finnish biographers Tolstoyans 20th-century biographers Finnish magazine founders People from the Grand Duchy of Finland Writers from the Russian Empire Arvid {{Finland-writer-stub

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