author
Antti Fredrik Hassell
b. 1855
A Finnish nonfiction writer and translator, he brought history and exploration to readers in clear, accessible books. Best known for writing about James Cook’s Pacific voyages, he helped open a wider world to Finnish audiences in the late 1800s.
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Jaakko Cook'in matkat Tyynellä merellä
by Antti Fredrik Hassell
About the author
Born in Ilomantsi on December 11, 1855, Antti Fredrik Hassell was a Finnish nonfiction writer and literary translator. Finnish reference sources identify him as a writer of informational works and as a translator, and note that he died in Jyväskylä on February 27, 1911.
He is best known today for Jaakko Cook'in matkat Tyynellä merellä, a Finnish work on the voyages of James Cook. The book reflects the kind of writing he is remembered for: factual, outward-looking, and meant to bring world history and travel to Finnish readers.
Reliable sources found here give only a brief outline of his life, but they consistently place him among Finnish prose writers who contributed to popular knowledge through both original nonfiction and translation.