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A Finnish poet and novelist; born at Kuddras, E. Bothnia, Jan. 14, 1818; died at Helsingfors, Finland, March 13, 1898. He was editor of the Helsingfors Tidningar 1842-60. His earliest productions appeared in his journal; some of them were issued later in book form under the title "Ljungblommer" (Heather Flowers: 1845-54). He also wrote a number of dramas, "Efter Femtio Ar" (Fifty Years Later: 1851); "Regina af Emmertz" (1854). Many of his juvenile stories have been translated into English. His best-known work is "Faltskarens Berattelser" (The Surgeon's Stories: 6 vols., 1872-74), a collection of tales dealing with the history of Sweden and Finland during the 17th and 18th centuries.