biography
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Leino, Eino
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pseudonym of Armas Eino Leopold Lönnbohm
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pronunciation:
[leenoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1878–1926)
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| biography:
| Poet, born in Paltamo, C Finland. He studied at Helsinki, and went into journalism as a literary critic. He developed the Kalevala metre into a distinctive style of his own, notably in Helkavirsiä (1903–16, Whitsongs). He also wrote novels, and made fine translations of classics, including those of Dante and Goethe. |
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