Aleksis Kivi - Tuusula, Finland
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N 60° 24.753 E 025° 01.962
35V E 391648 N 6698975
Finlands national writer Aleksis Kivi's grave in Tuusula church old cemetary.
Waymark Code: WMAFQF
Location: Uusimaa, Finland
Date Posted: 01/10/2011
Views: 92
Description:
Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seven Brothers (Finnish title: Seitsemän veljestä). Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.
Date of birth: 10/10/1834
Date of death: 12/31/1872
Area of notoriety: Literature
Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Night time and dark time destrictions seen on sign by the gates of cemetary.
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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