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Carl Gustaf Estlander

Finland‑Swedish professor of aesthetics and modern literature, cultural politician and publicist (1834-1910) · Academics · Died at 76

Carl Gustaf Estlander was a Finland-Swedish professor of aesthetics and modern literature at the University of Helsinki, cultural politician and publicist.

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1910Died28 August 19101894Order of St. Vladimir, 4th classAward1887Knight of the Order of the Polar StarAward1883Order of Saint Anna, 2nd classAward1881Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd classAward1873Order of Saint Anna, 3rd classAward1834Born31 January 1834

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Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class1894
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star1887
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class1883
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class1881
Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class1873

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He was one of the founders of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland and a leading proponent of the so-called cultural Swedish (kultursvenska) line in the Finnish language conflict of the latter half of the 19th century. As chairman of the Finnish Art Society and a driving force behind the establishment of the Ateneum, he played a decisive role in building Finland's art and cultural institutions.

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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1834 to 1910 · aged 76

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