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{{Short description|Finnish art historian (1886–1962)}}
[[File:Onni-Okkonen.jpg|thumb|right|Onni Okkonen in the 1930s.]]
'''Onni Okkonen''' (20 August 1886 – 18 May 1962) was a Finnish [[Art history|art historian]] based at the [[University of Helsinki]].
'''Onni Okkonen''' (20 August 1886 – 18 May 1962) was a Finnish [[Art history|art historian]] based at the [[University of Helsinki]].


Okkonen was born in [[Korpiselkä]] in [[Karelia]] and earned his PhD in 1914. He was appointed professor of art history at the University of Helsinki in 1927, a position that he held until 1945. His main research interests were [[Art in Finland|Finnish art]] and Italian [[Renaissance art]]. His works include an overview of the history of Finnish art, ''Suomen taiteen historia'' (1945), which was translated into English in 1946<ref>{{Cite book|title=Finnish Art|last=Okkonen|first=Onni|publisher=Söderström|year=1946|isbn=|location=Porvoo|pages=|via=}}</ref>, as well as [[Monograph|monographies]] on [[Wäinö Aaltonen]], [[Juho Rissanen]] and [[Akseli Gallen-Kallela]]. He was also active as an [[art critic]] for the newspaper ''[[Uusi Suomi]],'' as well as a fiction writer and painter.
Okkonen was born in [[Korpiselkä]] in [[Karelia]] and earned his Ph.D. in 1914. He was appointed professor of art history at the University of Helsinki in 1927, a position that he held until 1945. His main research interests were [[Art in Finland|Finnish art]] and Italian [[Renaissance art]]. His works include an overview of the history of Finnish art, ''Suomen taiteen historia'' (1945), which was translated into English in 1946,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Finnish Art|last=Okkonen|first=Onni|publisher=Söderström|year=1946|isbn=|location=Porvoo|pages=|via=}}</ref> as well as [[monograph]]ies on [[Wäinö Aaltonen]], [[Juho Rissanen]] and [[Akseli Gallen-Kallela]]. He was also active as an [[art critic]] for the newspaper ''[[Uusi Suomi]],'' as well as a fiction writer and painter.


He was a member of the [[Academy of Finland]] from 1948 to 1956.
He was chairman of the [[Kalevala Society]] from 1937 to 1942<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Kalevala Society|url=http://kalevalaseura.fi/en/the-kalevala-society/history-of-the-kalevala-society/|publisher=Kalevalaseura|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> and a member of the [[Academy of Finland]] from 1948 to 1956.


He is buried in the [[Hietaniemi Cemetery]] in [[Helsinki]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.helsinginseurakunnat.fi/material/attachments/hautausmaat/hietaniemi/w8GZkM0y7/Hietaniemen_merkittavia_vainajia.pdf|title=Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>
He is buried in the [[Hietaniemi Cemetery]] in [[Helsinki]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.helsinginseurakunnat.fi/material/attachments/hautausmaat/hietaniemi/w8GZkM0y7/Hietaniemen_merkittavia_vainajia.pdf|title=Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>
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== References ==
== References ==
* {{Cite web|url=http://uppslagsverket.fi/sv/sok/view-103684-OkkonenOnni|title=Okkonen, Onni|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Uppslagsverket Finland]]|publisher=Svenska folkskolans vänner|access-date=2016-08-26}}
* {{Cite web|url=http://uppslagsverket.fi/sv/sok/view-103684-OkkonenOnni|title=Okkonen, Onni|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Uppslagsverket Finland]]|publisher=Svenska folkskolans vänner|access-date=2016-08-26}}
* [http://375humanistia.helsinki.fi/en/humanists/onni-okkonen Onni Okkonen.] 375 humanists. University of Helsinki.
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 12 January 2023

Onni Okkonen in the 1930s.

Onni Okkonen (20 August 1886 – 18 May 1962) was a Finnish art historian based at the University of Helsinki.

Okkonen was born in Korpiselkä in Karelia and earned his Ph.D. in 1914. He was appointed professor of art history at the University of Helsinki in 1927, a position that he held until 1945. His main research interests were Finnish art and Italian Renaissance art. His works include an overview of the history of Finnish art, Suomen taiteen historia (1945), which was translated into English in 1946,[1] as well as monographies on Wäinö Aaltonen, Juho Rissanen and Akseli Gallen-Kallela. He was also active as an art critic for the newspaper Uusi Suomi, as well as a fiction writer and painter.

He was chairman of the Kalevala Society from 1937 to 1942[2] and a member of the Academy of Finland from 1948 to 1956.

He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[3]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Okkonen, Onni (1946). Finnish Art. Porvoo: Söderström.
  2. ^ "History of the Kalevala Society". Kalevalaseura. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

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