UNESCO: Edvard Westermarck’s Archives at Åbo Akademi University Library
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Edvard Westermarck
Edvard Alexander Westermarck was a Finnish social anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher. He was the most internationally prominent Finnish scholar of his time, known for his work on the history of marriage and the origin of moral ideas. He was the first to lecture on sociology in both England and the Nordic countries, and held professorships at the London School of Economics, the University…
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science · Finnish sociologist (1862–1939) · anthropologist · philosopher · physician · sociologist · university teacher · essayist · ethnologist · also Edvard Westermarck, Westermarck
Born 20 November 1862 · Died 3 September 1939 · Q722835
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2020· 1 entry
Yle: Edvard Westermarck. Suomen kuuluisin sosiologi
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2017· 1 entry
Yle: Unohdettu supertutkija Edvard Westermarck tutki insestiä ja puolusti naisia
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2015· 2 entries
Yle: Edvard Westermarck päätyy sattumalta Marokkoon
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Yle: Edvard Westermarck
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1999· 1 entry
Published “Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase expression in tumor invasion” in The FASEB Journal — cited 1,209 times.
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1939· 1 entry
Died 1939-09-03.
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1932· 1 entry
And spent the rest of his life completing and publishing his major works, Ethical Relativity (1932), Three Essays on Sex and Morals (1934), The Future of Marriage in Western Civilization (1936) and Christianity and Moral
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1929· 1 entry
Had published the English version, Memories of My Life of his autobiography, originally published in Swedish in 1927
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1925· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1925).
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1921· 1 entry
Reportedly due to disagreements over the university's direction: Westermarck wanted Åbo Akademi to develop into a high-quality research university, while Johansson was supported by a faction that emphasised vocational tr
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1919· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1919).
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1918· 1 entry
Awarded Cross of Liberty, 1st Class (1918).
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1911· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class (1911).
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1906· 1 entry
Westermarck was called to the chair of practical philosophy, which also encompassed sociology
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1905· 1 entry
Became the first chairman of the newly founded student association Prometheus, which worked for religious freedom
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1904· 1 entry
Was appointed lecturer in sociology at the London School of Economics, and in 1907 promoted to professor, becoming one of the first Martin White Professors of Sociology (with Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse)
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1899· 1 entry
Westermarck mobilised support among Western European intellectuals against Emperor Nicholas II's Russification policies, in defence of Finland's cultural autonomy
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1898· 1 entry
Westermarck first visited Morocco, and was immediately captivated by the country
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1892· 1 entry
Westermarck became a lecturer in sociology at the University of Helsinki
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1881· 1 entry
Initially studying aesthetics, literature and history before turning to philosophy, and obtained his degree in 1886
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1862· 2 entries
Born 1862-11-20.
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In a well-off Lutheran family, part of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland
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