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Zacharias Topelius

Born

in Kuddnäs, near Nykarleby, Russian Empire (now Finland)

January 14, 1818

Died

March 12, 1898

Genre

History, Historical Fiction, Children's Books

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Zachris (Zacharias, Z., Sakari) Topelius 14 January 1818 – 12 March 1898) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history in Swedish.

As a journalist and author, Zachris Topelius took stands on social issues and moulded public opinion. As a university teacher within the framework of the old system of primary and secondary schools, he exercised a long-lasting moral influence, both through his internationally known books of fairy tales and his historical novels, especially Fältskärns berättelser ('Tales of a Barber-Surgeon')

Zachris Topelius had an extraordinarily versatile and extremely productive mind. His influence as an educator and moralist w ...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 1,103 ratings · 125 reviews · 675 distinct works • Similar authors

	Linnaisten kartanon viheriä kamari by Zacharias Topelius, Ilmari Jäämaa (Translator) 3.23 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1859 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Välskärin kertomuksia 2 by Zacharias Topelius, Juhani Aho (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1896 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Välskärin kertomuksia 1 by Zacharias Topelius, Juhani Aho (translator) 3.71 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maamme-kirja 3.51 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1875 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castelli d'aria: e altre fiabe finlandesi by Zacharias Topelius, Katia De Marco (translator) 3.63 avg rating — 32 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adalmiinan helmi by Zacharias Topelius, Lena Frölander-Ulf (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morsian ja muita kauhunovelleja by Zacharias Topelius, Petra Enges-Pyykönen (Translator), Anna Järvenpää (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1847	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Topeliuksen satuhelmiä by Zacharias Topelius, Leena Lumme (Illustrator), V. Tarkiainen (Translator) 3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fältskärns berättelser I (Fältskärns berättelser, #1) by Zacharias Topelius, Carl Larsson (Illustrator), Albert Edelfelt (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1853 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turun linnan tonttu-ukko by Zacharias Topelius, Oiva Koivisto (Translator), Bo H. Lindberg (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1849 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Zacharias Topelius (?)

“Etsin Jumalaa ja elämää ja olen toivonut löytäväni ne herra
professorin essentioista”
― Zacharias Topelius, Välskärin kertomuksia 2

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