Arvid Järnefelt
Illustration — Järnefelt c. 1900 Arvid Järnefelt (November 16, 1861December 27, 1932) was a Finnish judge and writer born in Pulkovo, Russia. • Illustration — Postage stamp depicting Arvid Järnefelt. Järnefelt was among the founders of the Finnish language literary and cultural magazine Valvoja which was launched in 1880.
Arvid Järnefelt

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- Born
- 1861. · Pulkovo.
- Died
- 1932. · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire, Finland and Grand Duchy of Finland.
- Occupation
- judge, writer, biographer, painter, playwright and translator.
- Fields
- literature, drama, translating activity and justice and judicial activities.
- Teachers
- August Aleksander Järnefelt.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- Finnish, Russian and Swedish.
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Illustration — Järnefelt c. 1900 Arvid Järnefelt (November 16, 1861December 27, 1932) was a Finnish judge and writer born in Pulkovo, Russia. • Illustration — Postage stamp depicting Arvid Järnefelt. Järnefelt was among the founders of the Finnish language literary and cultural magazine Valvoja which was launched in 1880.
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Life and career
Järnefelt translated Progress and Poverty to Finnish.
Training under August Aleksander Järnefelt is recorded. The recorded working language is Finnish, Russian and Swedish. The field of work recorded is literature, drama and translating activity. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are realism and Symbolism. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki and Lohja. Positions recorded include judge. Work by Arvid Järnefelt is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Järnefelt was born in Pulkovo (now part of Saint Petersburg), in the Tsarskoselsky Uyezd of the Saint Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire, 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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• Illustration — Järnefelt's signature • 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)

Eero Järnefeltin maalaama muotokuva veljestään, kirjailija Arvid Järnefeltistä. Kuuluu yksityiskokoelmaan.
Eero Järnefelt · Eero Järnefelt 1863–1937, p. 39. Ateneum Joensuu Art Museum 2001.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1861
Arvid Järnefelt born at Pulkovo.
1932
Arvid Järnefelt died at Helsinki.
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Pulkovo.
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Helsinki.
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 120459242X, Bühnenmusik zu Kuolema von Arvid Järnefelt. Szene 1.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- “Arvid Järnefelt”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q717186: Arvid Järnefelt
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 120459242X, Bühnenmusik zu Kuolema von Arvid Järnefelt. Szene 1.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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