Aleksis Kivi
Aleksis Kivi (About this sound pronunciation ), born Alexis Stenvall, (10 October 1834 – 31 December 1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seven Brothers (Finnish title: Seitsemän veljestä). Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.
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Birth date | October 10, 1834 |
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Date of death | December 31, 1872 |
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