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Matthias Alexander Castrén

Tervola 1813 - Helsinki 1852
Finnish ethnologist and philologist; first professor of the Finnish language at the University of Helsinki
(Wikipedia)

Alpo Sailo
1921

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

M.A. CASTRÉN

suomen kansa
suomen suvun
tutkimuksen
perustajalle

M.A. CASTRÉN

Finnish people
Finnish family
founder of
the research

Signature

Alpo Saito / 1921

Sculptor

Alpo Sailo (up to 1902, Albin Leopold Enlund) (Hämeenlinna 1877 - Helsinki 1955), Finnish sculptor and painter, married with Nina Sailo (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Helsinki City Artmuseum, Public Art.

Locatie (N 60°10'27" - E 24°55'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: fi092; Photograph: 30 June 2013
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