Uno Harva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Uno Harva

Finnish theologian

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1882

Place of Birth: Ypäjä, Tavastia Proper, Finland

Date of Death: 13-Aug-1949

Profession: theologian, university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Uno Nils Oskar Harva (known as Uno Holmberg until 1927; 30 August 1882, Ypäjä – 13 August 1949, Turku) was a Finnish religious scholar, who founded the discipline in Finland together with Rafael Karsten.
A major figure in North Eurasian ethnology and study of religion, Harva is best known for his body of work on Finno-Ugric and Altaic religions.
He is considered to be one of the foremost 20th-century European interpreters of shamanism.