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Ernst Gustaf Palmén

1849 – 1919

Finnish baron, historian and politician

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Lived 1849 – 1919 (aged 70). Ernst Gustaf Palmén was a Finnish historian and politician.

Baron, State Councillor Ernst Gustaf (E. G.) Palmén (26 November 1849 – 3 December 1919) was a Finnish historian and politician, born in Helsinki. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1877 to 1878, in 1882, 1885, 1888, 1891, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1900, from 1904 to 1905 and from 1905 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1909, representing the Finnish Party.

Palmén was among a group of individuals, along with Arvid Järnefelt, who launched the Finnish language literary and cultural magazine Valvoja in 1880.

Publications Stenografin och dess användning i dagliga lifvet (1873) Historisk framställning af den svensk-finska handelslagstiftningens utveckling från Gustaf Wasa till 1766 (1876) Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran viisikymmenvuotinen toimi ynnä suomalaisuuden edistys 1831-81 (1881) Sten Stures strid med konung Hans (1883) Anders Fryxell och hans Berättelser ur svenska historien (1886) Anders Fryxell ja hänen kertomuksensa Ruotsin historiasta (1898) Karelska jernvägsfrågan (1888) Karjalan radasta (1888) Lisiä lahjoitusmaakysymyksen historiaan (1895) Suomen kansan asevelvollisuudesta muinoin ja nyt (1898) Silmäys Itä-Suomen lahjoitusmaitten historiaan (1899) Vår framtida järnvägspolitik (1899) Vastaisesta rautatiepolitiikastamme (1899) Z. Topelius oman ajan arvostelussa (1899) Återblick och framtidsmål (1900) Äldre och nyare sjöfällningar och sjöfällningsförsök i Finland (1902-03) Anders Chydenius (1903) Kuusi puhetta valtiopäivillä 1904-1905 (1905) Puhe Suomalaisen Nuijan kokouksessa 6/12 06 (1906) Helsingfors 1800-1900 (1907) Kulkulaitokset ja posti (1910) Suomen valtiopäiväin historia (1910) Suomen metsälainsäädäntö vuoteen 1861 (1914) 1869 vuoden kirkkolain vanhemmista esitöistä (1915) Lefnadsteckning (Öfver Johan Philip Palmén) (1915) Vuoden 1852 yliopistosääntöjen synnystä (1915) Valtaistuinpuheet valtiopäivillä 1863-64 (1916) Henry Biaudet (1917) Tietgen (1917)

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Birth century
Positions held
Member of the Parliament of Finland
Employers
University of Helsinki
Also known as
E. G. Palmén, Ernst Gustaf Palmen, E. G. Palmen, Ernst Palmén

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ernst Gustaf Palmén?

Finnish baron, historian and politician (1849–1919)

When was Ernst Gustaf Palmén born?

Ernst Gustaf Palmén was born on 26 November 1849 in Helsinki.

When did Ernst Gustaf Palmén die?

Ernst Gustaf Palmén died on 3 December 1919 in Helsinki.

What was Ernst Gustaf Palmén's occupation?

Ernst Gustaf Palmén was a historian and politician.

What nationality was Ernst Gustaf Palmén?

Ernst Gustaf Palmén was Finnish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ernst Gustaf Palmén

· Wikidata: Q6033612

· DBpedia: Ernst Gustaf Palmén

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