|
Jully Ramsay
Julia "Jully" Ramsay ( Ekström; 1865–1919) was a Finnish historian and genealogist Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their Lineage (anthropology), lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family .... Career Ramsay is notable not only as the first woman genealogist in Finland, but also as a pioneer of Finnish genealogy in general. She is best remembered for her monumental four-part work, ''Frälsesläkter i Finland intill stora ofreden'' ( 'Noble families in Finland before the Great Wrath'), published 1909—1916, and based on her extensive archive research over many years. She also published a personal history collection ''Skuggor vid vägen'' ( 'Shadows by the roadside') (1917) about 16th and 17th century events and people of Finland. Ramsay was the first woman to be bestowed an honorary membership of the Genealogical Society of Finl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leppävirta
Leppävirta () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Geography Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus. Villages * Sorsakoski * Häikiä * Häyry * Lylymäki * Niinimäki * Oravikoski * Reinikkala * Saahkarlahti Notable people * Jorma Hynninen, opera singer *, translator * Helena Kekkonen, peace activist * Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter * Pentti Pekkarinen, politician * Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist * Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player *, writer *, writer, journalist and military aviator *, artisan *, sportsperson * Gustaf Wrede, engineer, and business magnate International relations Leppävirta is twinned with: * Storfors in Sweden * Dovre in Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Ramsay
Carl Henrik Wolter Ramsay CBE (31 March 1886 – 25 July 1951) was a Finland, Finnish politician and an economist from the Swedish People's Party (Finland), Swedish People's Party. Ramsay is mostly remembered for the fact that he was sentenced in the War-responsibility trials in Finland, war-responsibility trials in 1946. Biography Early life His father was statesman August Ramsay and his mother was Jully Ramsay, a historian and genealogist. He belonged to a Scottish noble family, of Clan Ramsay (Dalhousie) emigrated to Finland in the 17th century and he was one of the few in Finland entitled to use the title Sir, however, Ramsay did not use the title. Henrik Ramsay completed his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1909 at Helsinki University and worked after graduating as a sugar chemist in Russia and afterwards as a director of a sugar refinery in Helsinki. Ramsay was the first in Finland to be awarded the CBE Commander of the British Empire when he was conferred the order in 1934. World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |