Kustaa Vilkuna
Finnish ethnologist and linguist
Kustaa Gideon Vilkuna was a Finnish ethnologist, linguist, and historian. Vilkuna was a member of the Academic Karelia Society until resigning in 1932 and again from 1942 to 1944. He was appointed a professor of ethnology at the University of... Wikipedia
Born: October 26, 1902, Nivala, Finland
Died: April 6, 1980 (age 77 years), Kirkkonummi, Finland
Books: Finnlands Lebensraum
Children: Asko Vilkuna
Grandchildren: Kustaa H. J. Vilkuna and Janne Vilkuna
Education: University of Helsinki (1936), University of Helsinki (1935), and University of Helsinki (1927)