Agathon Meurman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Agathon Meurman

Finnish politician

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1826

Place of Birth: Kangasala, Finland

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1909

Profession: writer, politician, journalist, lexicographer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Agathon Meurman (9 October 1826, Kangasala – 17 January 1909, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and journalist.
He was one of the key persons of the Fennoman movement and since 1863 the leader of the Finnish Party together with Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen.In 1883–1890 Meurman published the first Finnish language encyclopaedia Sanakirja yleiseen sivistykseen kuuluvia tietoja varten.
It was mostly based on the German Meyers Encyclopedia.