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Matthias Castrén

Ethnologist and philologist
Matthias Alexander Castrén was a Finnish Swedish ethnologist and philologist who was a pioneer in the study of the Uralic languages. He was an educator, author and linguist at the University of Helsinki. Castrén is known for his research in the... Wikipedia
Born: December 2, 1813, Tervola, Finland
Died: May 7, 1852 (age 38 years), Helsinki, Finland
Grandchild: Gunnar Castrén
Children: Robert Castrén
Partner: Natalia Castrén (1850–)