Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector (1818–1898)
Zacharias Topelius (Finland Swedish pronunciation: [sɑˈkɑːriɑs toˈpeːliʉs]; 14 January 1818 – 12 March 1898) 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. Given name. Zacharias is his baptismal name, and this is used on the covers of his printed works. However, "he himself most often used the abbreviation Z.
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Zacharias Topelius (Finland Swedish pronunciation: [sɑˈkɑːriɑs toˈpeːliʉs]; 14 January 1818 – 12 March 1898) 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. Given name. Zacharias is his baptismal name, and this is used on the covers of his printed works. However, "he himself most often used the abbreviation Z.
