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- Kansallisbiografia (National Biography of Finland) (in Finnish)
- Kuisma, Markku: Hackman, Marie. Kansallisbiografia-verkkojulkaisu. Studia Biographica 4. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1997- (viitattu 24.5.2018) URN:NBN:fi-fe20051410 ISSN 1799-4349 (Verkkojulkaisu)