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Akseli
Akseli is a Finnish language, Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Akseli Anttila (1897–1953), Finnish-born Soviet major general of the Red Army * Akseli Brander (1876–1958), Finnish agronomist, educationist, farmer and politician * Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931), Swedish-speaking Finnish painter * Akseli Hemminki (born 1973), Finnish oncologist and radiotherapist * Akseli Hirn (1845–1906), Finnish minister * Akseli Kalermo (born 1997), Finnish footballer * Akseli Keskinen (born 1999), Finnish sailor * Akseli Kokkonen (born 1984), Norwegian ski jumper * Akseli Lankinen (born 1997), Finnish volleyball player * Akseli Nikula (1884–1956), Finnish psychiatrist and politician * Akseli Pelvas (born 1989), Finnish footballer * Akseli Roine (1896–1944), Finnish gymnast * Akseli Takala (1897–1951), Finnish track and field athlete * Akseli Toivonen (1887–1954), Finnish architect See also * Akseli and Elina (Finnish: Akseli ja Elina), 1970 Finnish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (born Axel Waldemar Gallén; 26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the ''Kalevala'', the Finnish national epic poetry, epic. His work is considered a very important aspect of the Finnish national identity. He Finnicization, finnicized his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela in 1907. Life and career Early life Gallen-Kallela was born on 26 April 1865, in Pori, to a Swedish-speaking Finns, Swedish-speaking family. His father Peter Gallén worked as police chief and lawyer. Gallen-Kallela was raised in Tyrvää. At age 11, he was sent to Helsinki to study at a grammar school, because his father opposed his ambition to become a painter. After his father's death in 1879, Gallen-Kallela attended drawing classes at the Finnish Art Society (1881–1884) and studied privately under Adolf von Becker. Paris In 1884, he moved to Paris, to study at the Académie Julian. In Paris he became friends with the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
