Kaarle Krohn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kaarle Krohn

Finnish folklorist

Date of Birth: 10-May-1863

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1933

Profession: writer, university teacher

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Kaarle Krohn (10 May 1863 – 19 July 1933) was a Finnish folklorist, professor and developer of the geographic-historic method of folklore research.
He was born into the influential Krohn family of Helsinki.
Krohn is best known outside of Finland for his contributions to international folktale research.
He devoted most of his life to the study of the epic poetry that forms the basis for the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.