Henrik Gabriel Porthan
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Finnish historian
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- Doctorate History University of Turku
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Henrik Gabriel Porthan was a professor and rector at the Royal Academy of Turku. He was a scholar sometimes known as The Father of Finnish History. Biography He was born at Viitasaari in Tavastland, Finland. His parents were Sigfrid Porthan and Kristina Juslenius. His father was a vicar who became mentally ill in 1744. He was raised by his uncle Gustaf Juslenius who was the vicar of Kronoby in the county of Ostrobothnia. In 1754, at the age of 15, Porthan entered the Royal Academy of Turku . He was a student of professor Daniel Juslenius who later served at Bishop of the Diocese of Borgå.
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