Tyyni Tuulio
Finnish writer, literary scholar and translator
About Tyyni Tuulio
Lived 1892 – 1991 (aged 98). Tyyni Tuulio was a Finnish writer, literary scholar and translator.
Tyyni Maria Tuulio (née Haapanen; 28 August 1892, in Karvia – 9 June 1991, in Helsinki), was a Finnish writer and translator.
Tuulio was the daughter of vicar Jaakko Haapanen and Hilma Antoinette Rikberg. She translated from Swedish (the collected works of Fredrika Runeberg), English (Charlotte Brontë, Louisa May Alcott) and the Romance languages (Dante Alighieri's La Vita Nova).
In 1957, she received an award from the Finnish Cultural Foundation, and in 1960, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Helsinki. In 1985, she received the State translation prize.
Tuulio's brother was conductor Toivo Haapanen.
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Finnish writer, literary scholar and translator
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Tyyni Tuulio was born on 28 August 1892 in Karvia.
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Tyyni Tuulio died on 9 June 1991 in Helsinki.
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Tyyni Tuulio was a writer, literary scholar and translator.
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Tyyni Tuulio was Finnish.
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