Onni Okkonen

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 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 Finnish art and Renaissance art. His works include an overview of the history of Finnish art, Suomen taiteen historia (1945), as well as monographies on Wäinö Aaltonen, Juho Rissanen and Akseli Gallen-Kallela.

He was a member of the Academy of Finland from 1948 to 1956.

References

• "Okkonen, Onni". Uppslagsverket Finland. Svenska folkskolans vänner. Retrieved 2016-08-26.