Aleksis Kivi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksis Kivi

Finnish writer

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1834

Place of Birth: Birthplace of Aleksis Kivi, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1872

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, novelist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Aleksis Kivi (pronunciation ), born Alexis Stenvall, (10 October 1834 – 31 December 1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seitsemän veljestä ("Seven Brothers") in 1870.
Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish, he is still considered one of the greatest.