Agathon Meurman

Agathon Meurman (9 October 1826, Kangasala – 17 January 1909, Helsinki) 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.[1]

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.[1]

Selected works
  • Finnish–French Dictionary (1877)
  • Sanakirja yleiseen sivistykseen kuuluvia tietoja varten (1883–1890)
  • Finnish-Russian Dictionary (1885)
  • Memoirs (1909)
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References
  1. Meurman, Agathon (1826 - 1909) Finnish National Biography. Retrieved 7 May 2016. (in Finnish)


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