Julius Krohn

He was one of the most notable researchers into Finnish folk poetry in the 19th century. His native language was German.

Julius Krohn studied at University of Helsinki. Training under Elias Lönnrot is recorded. The recorded working language is German, English and Finnish. The field of work recorded is culturology. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are poetry and children's. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki and Benigno Aquino III. Employment is recorded with University of Helsinki.

• Name — Julius Krohn • Born — 19 April 1835 • Birthplace — Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire • Died — 28 August 1888 • Place of death — Bay of Vyborg, Russian Empire • Parents — Leopold Wilhelm Krohn Julie Dannenberg • Spouse — Emilia "Emma" Sofia Nyberg Maria "Minna" Wilhelmina Lindroos • Children — Kaarle Krohn Ilmari Krohn Helmi Krohn Aune Krohn Aino Kallas • Alma Mater — University of Helsinki • School Tradition — Fennoman • Main Interests — Finnish mythology, Kalevala Scholarship • Principal Ideas — The Historic-Geographic Method • Influences — Elias Lönnrot • Influenced — Kaarle Krohn

Krohn's mother was Julie Dannenberg, a daughter of the Baltic German family at Kiiskilä manor near Vyborg. The versatile and talented Julie spoke eight languages and played the piano brilliantly. The other half of Dannenberg's family was of Ingrian background. From 1857 he taught Finnish at Elisabeth Blomqvist's girls' school, and that same year he co-founded one of the first Finnish-language primary schools in the country together with a group of friends.

An important contribution to a history of Finnish literature was Krohn's doctoral thesis Suomenkielinen runollisuus ruotsinvallan aikana (1862). Krohn was also the first to develop a scientific method for the study of folklore, the historic-geographic method. This method, which is connected with nationalist understandings of folk culture, involves careful comparison of variant texts of an item of folklore to the end of identifying the "original" version (as well as its origin). Julius Krohn died by drowning in Bay of Vyborg in a yachting accident at the age of 53. His work with folklore and the Finnish language was continued by his son Kaarle Krohn, who published much of his scientific work posthumously. This work was further developed by their student Antti Aarne.

• Illustration — Back row from left Ilmari Krohn, Kaarle, Helmi with E.N. Setälä; in front Aune Krohn, Helena née Cleve and Aino Apart from Krohn's son Kaarle, mentioned above, his son Ilmari became a composer of church music. His daughter Aino married the Estonian nationalist Oskar Kallas and was known as a writer by the name Aino Kallas. His daughter Helmi Krohn, also an author, married Eemil Nestor Setälä, later the acting head of state of Finland in November 1917, after the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia.

Julius Krohn was recorded at birth as Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn. His recorded languages were German, English, Finnish and Swedish. His recorded confession was Lutheranism. He was the child of Leopold Wilhelm Krohn and Julie Dorothea Dannenberg. He married Minna Krohn and Emma Sofia Nyberg. 4 children are recorded: Ilmari Krohn, Aino Kallas, Helmi Krohn and Kaarle Krohn.

Julius Krohn is recorded as journalist, poet, university teacher, writer and translator.