Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (8 July 1885 – 4 August 1962) was a Finnish poet born in Oulu.
From 1921 to 1948, Koskenniemi served as Professor of Literary History at the University of Turku. He was the university's rector from 1924 to 1932. In 1948 he became a member of the Finnish Academy. He died in Turku.[1]
V. A. Koskenniemi is one of Finland's most popular writers. Koskenniemi was well known for his poems, travel books, and essays. He was influenced by Goethe, Runeberg, French Parnassans and Symbolists. He is perhaps best known for writing the lyrics for the Finlandia hymn.
veikko, antero, koskenniemi, july, 1885, august, 1962, finnish, poet, born, oulu, from, 1921, 1948, koskenniemi, served, professor, literary, history, university, turku, university, rector, from, 1924, 1932, 1948, became, member, finnish, academy, died, turku,. Veikko Antero Koskenniemi 8 July 1885 4 August 1962 was a Finnish poet born in Oulu From 1921 to 1948 Koskenniemi served as Professor of Literary History at the University of Turku He was the university s rector from 1924 to 1932 In 1948 he became a member of the Finnish Academy He died in Turku 1 V A Koskenniemi is one of Finland s most popular writers Koskenniemi was well known for his poems travel books and essays He was influenced by Goethe Runeberg French Parnassans and Symbolists He is perhaps best known for writing the lyrics for the Finlandia hymn Asteroid 1697 Koskenniemi discovered in 1940 1941 is named after him References edit Juutilainen Tero 2014 Veikko Koskenniemi 375 Humanists Faculty of Arts University of Helsinki Retrieved 2 September 2018 External links editWorks by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi at Project Gutenberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veikko Antero Koskenniemi amp oldid 1176642746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
