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Agathon Meurman

Agathon Meurman, Finnish politician and journalist (died 1909)

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Born
October 9, 1826
Died
January 17, 1909
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1826

About Agathon Meurman

Agathon Meurman 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. Agathon Meurman (9 October 1826, Kangasala – 17 January 1909, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and journalist.

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  1. Agathon Meurman (9 October 1826, Kangasala – 17 January 1909, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and journalist.
  2. In 1883–1890 Meurman published the first Finnish language encyclopaedia Sanakirja yleiseen sivistykseen kuuluvia tietoja varten.

The world when Agathon Meurman was born

Agathon Meurman was born in 1826. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineJohn Adams and Thomas Jefferson both die on July 4
  • Technology milestoneFirst photograph (heliograph) by Nicéphore Niépce
  • World population~1.06B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Quincy Adams
  • U.S. population11.3M

1826 versus 2026

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Measure18262026
Population11.3M341 million

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