Anna Emilia Hagelstam (born Silfverberg, 20 November 1883 in Turku-2 May 1946 [1] in Helsinki) was a Finnish singer (mezzosopraano) and songwriter. [2] She held her first concert in Helsinki in 1911. In particular, she introduced French songwriting and Sibelius, [3] whose songs she performed with. [4]
She was married to writer Wentzel Hagelstam. [3]
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often credited with having helped Finland develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.
Finnicization is the changing of one's personal names from other languages into Finnish. During the era of National Romanticism in Finland, many people, especially Fennomans, finnicized their previously Swedish family names.
Aino Sibelius was the wife of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. They lived most of their 65 years of marriage at their home Ainola near Lake Tuusula, Järvenpää, Finland. They had six daughters: Eva (1893–1978), Ruth (1894–1976), Kirsti (1898–1900), Katarina (1903–1984), Margareta (1908–1988) and Heidi (1911–1982).
Johan Emil Kauppi was a Finnish composer. His teachers included Jean Sibelius.
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The Syöksy-class motor torpedo boats was a series of four British Thornycroft type motor torpedo boats of the Finnish Navy. The vessels were constructed in 1928 by the John Thornycroft & Co. shipyard in Woolton, UK. The vessels saw service in World War II. The Thornycroft type released its torpedoes by dropping them from rails in the aft. The ship then had to steer away from the torpedoes path, a manoeuvre that could be quite tricky in the close waters of the Gulf of Finland.
Aarno Henrik Maliniemi was a Finnish historian, professor in church history at Helsinki University 1945–1960.
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Heikki Tapani Valsta was a Finnish pianist, organist and music educator.
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Jarl Axel Wasastjerna was a Finnish physicist. After his academic career, he worked in industry, received an honorary degree in technology in 1949, and the honorary title of Vuorineuvos in 1957.
Artturi August Lehtinen was a Finnish diplomat. He graduated as a Bachelor of Agricultural and Forest Sciences in 1927. He served as the head of the Trade Policy Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1951 to 1953. He then served as Consul General from 1953 to 1959 in New York, as Chargé d'Affaires to Ottawa from 1959 to 1960, as ambassador since 1961 when the delegation became Embassy in 1964.
Stephen Ivan Portman is an American conductor and pianist, educated also in Italy and Finland.
Ruben Erik Nirvi was a Finnish linguist. He was the deputy of Finnish philology at the University of Helsinki from 1955 to 1957 and the personal additional professor of the Finnish language from 1957 to 1972. He was a special expert on Finnish, especially the Ingrian dialects. He defended his thesis Sanankieltoja ja niihin liittyviä kielenilmiöitä itämerensuomalaisissa kielissä: Riista- ja kotieläintalous.
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