Otto Donner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto Donner

Finnish linguist and politician

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1835

Place of Birth: Kokkola, Finland

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1909

Profession: politician, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Otto Donner (15 December 1835, Kokkola – 17 September 1909, Helsinki) was a Finnish linguist and politician.
He was professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Indo-European linguistics at the University of Helsinki, but also studied the Finno-Ugric languages.
He was a member of the Diet of Finland 1877–1905, and minister of education 1905–1908.
He was also influential in the founding of the Finno-Ugrian Society in 1883. His mother tongue was Swedish, but he was a fennoman by conviction. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.