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Mikael Agricola

Finnish clergyman
Mikael Agricola was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman who became the de facto founder of literary Finnish and a prominent proponent of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden, including Finland, which was a Swedish territory at the time. He is often... Wikipedia
Born: 1510, Pernå, Finland
Died: April 9, 1557 (age 47 years), Polyany, Russia
Spouse: Birgitta Olavintytär (m. 1550–1557)