Päiviö Tommila Explained

Juhani Päiviö Tommila (4 August 1931 – 18 November 2022) was a Finnish historian and professor at Helsinki University.[1] [2]

Career

Tommila was born in Jyväskylä on 4 August 1931. He became a PhD in 1962 with his dissertation La Finlande dans la politique européenne en 1809–1815. He was assistant at the university of Helsinki 1959-65 and associate professor 1962–67. Tommila was professor in Finland's history at the University of Turku 1965-76 and professor in Finland's history at Helsinki University 1976–94.[1] [2] He served as rector of the University of Helsinki from 1988 to 1992.[2]

Tommila focused on Finnish history, foremost its political history in the 19th century, urban and journalistic history, and also historiography.[1] He was an academician, and a member of the Academy of Finland from 2004.[3]

Tommila's father was Eero Tommila, professor for chemistry at Helsinki University. Päiviö Tommila died on 18 November 2022, at the age of 91,[4] in Kauniainen.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 Academicians. 2004. Academy of Finland. 17. 21 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402202003/http://www.aka.fi/Tiedostot/Tiedostot/Julkaisut/Academicians2004.pdf. 2 April 2012.
  2. Web site: Tommila, Päiviö. 2009. Uppslagsverket Finland. Swedish. 4 December 2022.
  3. http://www.aka.fi/fi/akatemia/tutkimuksen-tekijoita/tieteen-akateemikot/suomalaiset-tieteen-akateemikot/akateemikko-juhani-paivio-tommila/ Akateemikko Juhani Päiviö Tommila (Photo) (Finnish)
  4. News: Akateemikko Päiviö Tommila on kuollut . 20 November 2022 . Ilta Sanomat . 20 November 2022.
  5. Death notice in Helsingin Sanomat on 4 December 2022, p. B 33.