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Åke Hellman

Åke Hellman, Finnish painter (died 2017)

Born
July 19, 1915
Died
December 18, 2017
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1915

About Åke Hellman

Åke Fredrik Hellman (19 July 1915 – 18 December 2017) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish still life and portrait artist and art professor. He worked as art teacher at the University of Helsinki. In 1963, he received the order of the Lion of Finland. Åke Hellman was born in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland. He was married to the painter Karin Hellman, née Wisuri, who was 11 days older, until her death on 25 February 2004. They met when studying together at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture 1934–1938, and have the son Karl-Johan (born 1944) and the daughter Åsa (born 1947) who is a ceramist. Människan och målaren ("The Human and the Painter"), a biography of Hellman written by Ulla-Lena Lundberg and Erik Kruskopf, was published until Hellman's 90th birthday in 2005. Hellman turned 100 on 19 July 2015. He died in Porvoo on 18 December 2017 at the age of 102. He died in Porvoo on 18 December 2017 at the age of 102. Åke Hellman in Uppslagsverket Finland. Åke Hellman and his artistship. A Shared Atelier – Karin and Åke Hellman at Kunsthalle Helsinki.

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Åke Hellman timeline

  1. Åke Fredrik Hellman (19 July 1915 – 18 December 2017) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish still life and portrait artist and art professor.
  2. He died in Porvoo on 18 December 2017 at the age of 102. Åke Hellman in Uppslagsverket Finland. Åke Hellman and his artistship.

The world when Åke Hellman was born

Åke Hellman was born in 1915. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Åke Hellman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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