Agathon Meurman (9 October 1826, Kangasala – 17 January 1909, Helsinki)[1][2] was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was one of the key persons of the Fennoman movement and since 1863 the leader of the Finnish Party together with Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen.[3]
In 1883–1890 Meurman published the first Finnish language encyclopaedia Sanakirja yleiseen sivistykseen kuuluvia tietoja varten. It was mostly based on the German Meyers Encyclopedia.[3]
Selected works edit
- Finnish–French Dictionary (1877)
- Sanakirja yleiseen sivistykseen kuuluvia tietoja varten (1883–1890)
- Finnish-Russian Dictionary (1885)
- Memoirs (1909)
References edit
- ^ Ylioppilasmartikkeli 1640-1852 – Helsinki University (in Finnish)
- ^ Agathon Meurman – Agathon Meurmanin sukuseura (in Finnish)
- ^ a b Meurman, Agathon (1826 - 1909) Finnish National Biography. Retrieved 7 May 2016. (in Finnish)
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