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Aleksis Kivi
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Born
October 10
,
1834
·
Nurmijärvi, Finland
Died
December 31
,
1872
·
Tuusula, Finland
Birth name
Alexis Stenvall
Height
5′ 7½″ (1.72 m)
Mini Bio
Aleksis Kivi was born on October 10, 1834 in Nurmijärvi, Finland. He was a writer, known for
Nummisuutarit (1957)
,
Seitsemän veljestä (1939)
and
Kihlaus (1922)
. He died on December 31, 1872 in Tuusula, Finland.
Trivia
Parents: Erik and Anna Stenvall.
Siblings: Johannes, Emanuel, Albert and Agnes.
Significant Finnish author.
His novels and plays have been adapted to 8 feature films, while there has been two movies made about his life:
'Minä elän' (1946)
and
Aleksis Kiven elämä (2001)
.
The houses he was born and died in are now museums. The cabin he died in is located only a few kilometers from the home of
Jean Sibelius
.
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