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  1. Suomen kansallisbiografia (English: The National Biography of Finland) is a collection of more than 6,000 biographies of individuals and families who have made important contributions to the development of Finnish society.

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    Republiken Finland) eli Suomi ( ruots. Finland) on parlamentaarinen tasavalta Pohjois-Euroopassa . Suomen rajanaapureita ovat idässä Venäjä, pohjoisessa Norja ja lännessä Ruotsi. Ilman yhteistä maarajaa Suomen lähinaapurina on vielä Suomenlahden eteläpuolella Viro.

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  4. English. National Biography of Finland. Kansallisbiografia, The National Biography of Finland, is a collection of biographies of 6,500 Finns going back a thousand years. The biographies were produced as a project for the Finnish Historical Society during 1993–2001 (see the Editorial Board).

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    At first, biographical writings were regarded merely as a subsection of history with a focus on a particular individual of historical importance. The independent genre of biography as distinct from general history writing, began to emerge in the 18th century and reached its contemporary form at the turn of the 20th century.

    Several countries offer an annual prize for writing a biography such as the: 1. Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize– Canada 2. National Biography Award– Australia 3. Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography– United States 4. Whitbread Prize for Best Biography– United Kingdom 5. J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography– United Kingdom 6. Prix Goncourt...

    Gosse, Edmund William (1911). "Biography" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 952–954.
    Sidney Lee (1911), Principles of Biography, London: Cambridge University Press, Wikidata Q107333538
    Solomon, Maynard (2001). "Biography". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.41156. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library me...

    "Biography", In Our Time, BBC Radio 4 discussion with Richard Holmes, Nigel Hamilton and Amanda Foreman (June 22, 2000).

  6. This online collection of over one hundred Finnish biographies includes famous national figures, politicians and artists as well as a witch burned at stake and an 18th century bear hunter. Together they provide a panorama of Finnish life and culture from medieval times to the present day.

  7. Infobox OK. Johann Sebastian Bach ( 31. maaliskuuta ( J: 21. maaliskuuta) 1685 Eisenach – 28. heinäkuuta 1750 Leipzig [1]) oli saksalainen säveltäjä, kapellimestari ja urkuri. Hän oli barokin ja samalla koko taidemusiikin historian merkittävimpiä säveltäjiä. Bach sävelsi kaikkia aikansa teostyyppejä oopperaa lukuun ottamatta.

  8. Kauko Röyhkä, (born Jukka-Pekka Välimaa, 12 February 1959, Valkeakoski ), is a Finnish rock musician, author and screenwriter. [1] Since the early 1980s he has been a popular rock artist in Finland known especially as a strong lyricist. Röyhkä lived his youth in Oulu and has later lived in Turku and Helsinki.

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