Matthias Alexander Castrén

Matthias Alexander Castrén was a Finnish ethnologist and philologist who was a pioneer in the study of the Uralic languages. He was an educator, author and linguist at the Imperial Alexander University in Helsinki. Castrén is known for his research in the linguistics and ethnography of the Northern Eurasian peoples.

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Who was born first?

• Matthias Alexander Castrén and Theodor Kotschy were born the same year
• Matthias Alexander Castrén and John C. Frémont were born the same year
• Matthias Alexander Castrén and James Dwight Dana were born the same year
• Matthias Alexander Castrén and David Livingstone were born the same year
• Matthias Alexander Castrén and Ludwig Leichhardt were born the same year

Timeline

1. David LivingstoneMarch 19, 1813 – May 1, 1873
2. James Dwight DanaFebruary 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895
3. John C. FrémontJanuary 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890
4. Ludwig LeichhardtOctober 23, 1813 – 1848
5. Matthias Alexander Castrén (this page)December 2, 1813 – May 7, 1852
6. Theodor KotschyApril 15, 1813 – June 11, 1866

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