Matthias Castrén, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Matthias Castrén

Finnish ethnologist and philologist

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1813

Place of Birth: Tervola, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland

Date of Death: 07-May-1852

Profession: writer, translator, university teacher, anthropologist, explorer, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Matthias Alexander Castrén (2 December 1813– 7 May 1852) 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 University of Helsinki.
Castrén is best known for his research in the linguistics and ethnography of the Finno-Ugric and Samoyedic peoples.