Kauko Pirinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish historian and professor
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Place of Birth: Eno, Eastern Finland Province, Finland
About Kauko Pirinen
- Kauko Antero Pirinen (10 January 1915, in Eno – 31 May 1999, in Helsinki), was a Finnish historian, professor in church history at Helsinki University from 1961, and professor in general church history 1963–80.
- He was an Eastern Orthodox Christian. Pirinen was one of the leading 20th-century historians in Finland and one of the country's excellent church historians.
- His specialty was Finland's medieval history, Savonian and Karelian history, and church law.
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