Frans Eemil Sillanpää was a Finnish author. In 1939, he became the first Finnish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way... Wikipedia
Born: September 16, 1888, Hämeenkyrö, Finland
Died: June 3, 1964 (age 75 years), Helsinki, Finland
Children: Saara Sillanpää, Eero Sillanpää, Juhani Sillanpää, and more
Spouse: Anna Armia von Hertzen (m. 1939–1941) and Sigrid Maria Salomäki (m. 1916–1939)
Nationality: Finnish
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