Teuvo Pakkala
Teuvo Pakkala (actually Theodor Oskar Frosterius ; born April 9, 1862 in Oulu , † May 7, 1925 in Kuopio ) was a Finnish writer .
Life
Pakkala was the son of a goldsmith. He studied in Helsinki between 1884 and 1888 and then worked as a journalist and editor . From 1907 he taught the Finnish and French languages in Kokkola .
Alexander Kielland and Jonas Lie influence Pakkala's early work. His stories for children have become classics of Finnish children's literature to this day . Pakkala was also successful with his work for the Finnish National Theater .
Works
- Elsa (1894)
- Lapsuuteni muistoja (1885)
- Pikku erisiä (1913)
- Vaaralla (1891)
literature
- Johann J. Meyer: From the land of a thousand lakes, a treatise on the more recent Finnish literature. Wigand, Leipzig 1910.
- Niilo P. Virtanen: Teuvo Pakkala. Otava, Helsinki 1933.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pakkala, Teuvo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frosterius, Theodor Oskar (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oulu |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1925 |
| Place of death | Kuopio |