Bruno Zilliacus Explained

Bruno Zilliacus
Full Name:	Bruno Wilhelm Zilliacus
Birth Date:	1877 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Death Place:	Helsinki, Finland
Resting Place:	Sortavala
Education:	Physical education teacher, University of Helsinki, 1902
Occupation:	Teacher, physiotherapist
Spouse:	Meri Starck
Sport:	Track and field, cross-country skiing
Event:	Shot put

Bruno Wilhelm Zilliacus (11 November 1877 – 3 July 1926) was an athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Sports

He is also listed as a flag-bearer for Finland in the opening ceremony, although he carried a mere hand-written plaque.^[3]

Zilliacus participated the 30-kilometer cross-country skiing race at the Northern Games in Stockholm 1901, where he did not place in the top 11.^[4]

Zilliacus won the first beauty pageant in Finland, which was held in Helsinki on 8 March 1903.^{[5] [6] [7]}

He represented the clubs Sortavalan Seminaarin Voimisteluseura (Sortavala) and Ylioppilasvoimistelijat (Helsinki).

Other

Born in Saint Petersburg in 1877, his parents were major Alexander Wilhelm Zilliacus and Sofia Vilhelmiina Manninen.^[8] He married Meri Naëmi Starck (1886–1974) in 1913, daughter of Werner Starck and Naëmi Ingman-Starck.^[9] They had children Margareta in 1914, Ulla in 1919 and Katarina in 1921.^[10] Ulla married Kaarlo af Heurlin in 1941.^[11]

He graduated as a physical education teacher from the University of Helsinki in 1902. He worked as a teacher in 1903–1926.

Zilliacus was the local chief of Sortavala White Guard. He fought in the Finnish Civil War on the Karelian front. He received the Cross of Liberty, 4th class. He reach the rank vänrikki, the lowest officer rank.^[12]

Zilliacus died of stomach cancer in the Mehiläinen Hospital in Helsinki in 1926. He was buried in Sortavala.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bruno Zilliacus . Olympedia . 14 March 2021.
2. Book: The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary . Mallon . Bill . Buchanan . Ian . McFarland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States . 2001 . 90 . 978-0-7864-0598-5 . registration .
3. Book: Siukonen . Markku . 2001 . Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 . Suuri olympiateos . fi . Jyväskylä . Graface . 378 . 951-98673-1-7.
4. News: Satyr . 17 February 1901 . De stora skidtäflingarna vid Saltsjöbaden . Svenska Dagbladet . sv . 3 . 1101-2412 . 7 August 2018 . Kungliga biblioteket.
5. Book: Lehmusto . Heikki . 1918 . Helsingin Atleettiklubi. 1891–1916 . fi . Helsinki . 51.
6. Book: Hytönen . Mattiesko . 1991 . Vanhin ja kaunein. Helsingin Atleettiklubi 1891–1991 . fi . Helsinki . 16.
7. News: Nykänen . Anna-Stina . 13 July 2008 . Suomen kaunein mies . Helsingin Sanomat . fi . 7 August 2018.
8. Web site: Henkilötiedot. Autio . Veli-Matti . Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853–1899 . University of Helsinki . fi . 6 August 2018 .
9. Ignatius . Jaakko . 2006 . Jäsen n:o 10: Werner Starck (1856–1921) — Suomen järjestyksessä toinen kunnanlääkäri . PDF . Lääketieteellinen Aikakauskirja Duodecim . fi . Helsinki . Suomalainen Lääkäriseura Duodecim . 112 . 19 . 2307–2310 . 0012-7183 . 7 August 2018.
10. Book: 1959 . Suomen voimistelunopettajat 1883–1959. Finlands gymnastiklärare 1883–1959 . fi, sv . Helsinki . Suomen voimistelunopettajaliitto . 278.
11. Book: 1974 . Huovinen . Pentti . etal . Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja) 1974. Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista . fi . Helsinki . Otava . 213 . 951-1-01334-3 . Who's who in Finland 1974.
12. News: 12 July 1931 . Puolustuslaitos . Karjala . fi . Viipuri . 2 . 0782-7024 . 26 February 2021 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
13. News: 7 July 1926 . Lehtori B. W. Zilliacus. Lehtori Bruno Zilliacuksen hautaus . Karjala . fi . Vyborg . 3 . 0782-7024 . 6 August 2018 . Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.