Eino Kaarlo Ilmari Jutikkala (24 October 1907 – 22 December 2006), until 1931 Rinne, was a Finnish historian, and professor of history at the

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from 1950 to 1974. He had an exceptionally long and prolific career, and is considered one of the most important Finnish historians of the 20th century. Jutikkala was born in

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. He wrote mainly about collective phenomena in history, focussing on social and economic history. His main contributions are in the areas of early modern period economic history and historical

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. His methodological innovations are also thought to have greatly improved the quality of

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research in Finland. He helped make Finland's history known to English-speaking readers through his book ''A History of Finland'', written with Kauko Pirinen.''

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'' 1993. Jutikkala died in

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, aged 99. In his will, he donated twenty-two million

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s to the

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to be used to support research in the

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Selected works

* ''Läntisen Suomen kartanolaitos Ruotsin vallan viimeisenä aikana I–II'' (1932) (his doctoral dissertation) * '' Finnlands Lebensraum'' (with Väinö Auer, 1941) * ''Suomen talonpojan historia'' (1942) (''History of the Finnish Peasant'') * ''Uudenajan taloushistoria'' (1953) * ''A History of Finland'' (with Kauko Pirinen, 1962) * ''Kuolemalla on aina syynsä'' (1987)

References

Literature

* ''Nationalencyklopedin'', 10 (1993) * ''Uppslagsverket Finland'', 2 (2004)

External links

Eino Jutikkala
in 375 humanists, 7 May 2015. University of Helsinki. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jutikkala, Eino 1907 births 2006 deaths People from Valkeakoski People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 20th-century Finnish historians Academic staff of the University of Helsinki