Zacharias Topelius was a Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history. He wrote his works exclusively in Swedish, although they were translated early on into Finnish.
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Together with Johan Ludvig Runeberg in 1863![Albert Edelfelt's illustration of Adalmina's Pearl, a fairy tale by Topelius[citation needed]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Albert_Edelfelt_-_Illustration_of_Adalmina%E2%80%99s_Pearl_-_A_II_1519-11_-_Finnish_National_Gallery.jpg/500px-Albert_Edelfelt_-_Illustration_of_Adalmina%E2%80%99s_Pearl_-_A_II_1519-11_-_Finnish_National_Gallery.jpg)
Albert Edelfelt's illustration of Adalmina's Pearl, a fairy tale by Topelius[citation needed]
The first page of Finnish-language The Birch and the Star (Koivu ja tähti) from 1893
Grave of Topelius at Hietaniemi Cemetery with 1905 sculpture Towards the Light by Walter Runeberg
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Tove JanssonAlso won Svenska Akademiens stora pris
Johan Ludvig RunebergAlso won Knight of the Order of the Polar Star
Miroslav LajčákAlso won Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star
Knud RasmussenAlso won Knight of the Order of the Polar Star
Adrien de GerlacheAlso won Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star
Fredrik BöökAlso won Svenska Akademiens stora prisAbout this person
Zacharias Topelius was a Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history. He wrote his works exclusively in Swedish, although they were translated early on into Finnish. In Finland Topelius emerged as one of the foremost heirs to Sir Walter Scott’s legacy of exploring the nation through the historical novel.
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