August Ahlqvist

August Ahlqvist was a Russian linguist, poet, journalist, pedagogue, writer and university teacher (1826–1889). He was born at Kuopio and died at Helsinki.

Overview

Also worked under the name A. Oksanen.

Born at Kuopio in 1826, died at Helsinki in 1889.

Identity and origins

He also worked under the name A. Oksanen. His recorded language was Finnish.

He was the child of Johan Mauritz Nordenstam and Maria Augusta Ahlqvist.

Formation and teaching

August Ahlqvist studied at University of Helsinki and Kuopio Lyceum High School. The record notes the qualification Doctor of Philosophy. He trained under Johan Vilhelm Snellman.

Career and activity

August Ahlqvist worked in creative and professional writing, poetry, literary criticism, Finno-Ugric studies and Finno-Ugric.

He was employed by University of Helsinki. He belonged to Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences and Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He worked at Helsinki and Kuopio.

Catalogued works

22 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

Wiron nykyisemmästä kirjallisuudesta. Walittuja Suomen kansan sananlaskuja. Uusi suomalainen lukemisto, sekä Kymmenen runoa Kalevalasta suomalais-ruotsalaisine sanakirjoineen. Ueber die sprache der Nord-Ostjaken. Suomen kielen rakenus. Suomalaisia puhekokeita. Säkeniä. Läran om verbet i mordvinskans mokschadialekt. Kieletär. De vestfinska språkens kulturord. Elias Lönnrot. Suomalainen runous-oppi kielelliseltä kannalta.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

August Ahlqvist oikeakielisyysmiehenä, Virittäjä, 1912. August Ahlqvist kirjeidensä valossa, Virittäjä, 1983. August Ahlqvist ja viron kieli, Lähivõrdlusi. Lähivertailuja, 2008. A. J. Sarlin August Engelbrekt Ahlqvist, Virittäjä, 1924.

In detail

August Ahlqvist studied at University of Helsinki and Kuopio Lyceum High School. training under Johan Vilhelm Snellman is recorded. the recorded working language is Finnish.

The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, poetry and literary criticism. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are poetry and fable.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki and Kuopio. Employment is recorded with University of Helsinki. Membership is recorded of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences and Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Chronology

  1. 1826August Ahlqvist born at Kuopio.
  2. 1889August Ahlqvist died at Helsinki.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “August Ahlqvist”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q760790: August Ahlqvist

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