Aarno Maliniemi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aarno Maliniemi

Finnish historian

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1892

Place of Birth: Oulu, Northern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1972

Profession: historian, university teacher, church historian

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Aarno Henrik Maliniemi (surname until 1930 Malin; 9 May 1892 – 8 October 1972) was a Finnish historian, professor in church history at Helsinki University 1945-1960.
Maliniemi was an expert on the medieval church.
He studied early Finnish literature, and was editor of a number of publications and bibliographies. Maliniemi was born in Oulu.
He was awarded a doctor honoris causa by University of Uppsala in 1952 and by University of St Andrews in 1960.
He died in Helsinki, aged 80.