Axel Olof Freudenthal

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Axel Olof Freudenthal

Axel Olof Freudenthal (12 December 1836 – 2 June 1911) was a

Swedish-speaking Finnish philologist
and politician.

Freudenthal was born in

Freudenthal was appointed a docent in 1866 in

Old Norse language and wrote his doctoral thesis on the dialect of Närpes in 1878. He was a Professor of Swedish language and literature between 1878–1904. He died in Helsinki
. His life's work was documented by Arvid Mörne in the book Axel Olof Freudenthal och den finlandssvenska nationalitetstanken (1927).

The

Swedish People's Party in Finland considers Freudenthal to be their spiritual father, and it issues an award named after him, the Axel Olof Freudenthal Medal [fi]. Many Silver and Bronze medals have been given to individuals since 1937, but only one Gold medal has been issued - to Elisabeth Rehn in 1994.[5] However, the party has not issued the medal since 2007 due to external criticism of Freudenthal's racial views.[6][7][8]
To date, no Freudenthal Medal recipient has renounced the award.

References

  1. ^ Landgrén, Lars-Folke [in Finnish] (20 October 2002). "Axel Olof Freudenthal". Biografiasampo [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ Åström, Sven-Erik [in Swedish]; Ivars, Ann-Marie (26 April 2011). "Freudenthal, Axel Olof". Uppslagsverket Finland (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ Conflict and Compromise in Multilingual Societies: Finland, Kenneth Douglas McRae, page 38
  4. ^ Sippola, Jussi (6 February 2021). "Rotuteorioiden suurmaa" [The Great Land of Race Theories]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ Högre utmärkelser på Sfp:s partidag
  6. ^ "Sannf tar fram Freudenthal-kortet".
  7. ^ "Niinistö sivalsi mitalilla - Haglund: "Tyypillistä perussuomalaista"".
  8. ^ ""Vi delar inte ut medaljer för rasism"".

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