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Aukusti Edvard Korhonen
1848–1874
A short-lived Finnish actor and writer, he belonged to the first generation of performers at the Finnish Theatre and also left behind poems and plays. His life was brief, but his work still offers a glimpse of early Finnish-language stage culture.
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Kuka nyt vävyksi? Kaksinäytöksinen ilveily
by Aukusti Edvard Korhonen, Sakari Ruotsalo
About the author
Born as Nils August Öqvist in Kuopio, he later became known as Aukusti Korhonen. He worked as both an actor and a writer, and was among the earliest performers connected with the Finnish Theatre, the company that preceded Finland's National Theatre.
Korhonen also wrote in Finnish, and works connected with him survive in Wikiaineisto, including poems and dramatic pieces. That combination of stage work and writing makes him part of the small but important group who helped build Finnish-language literature and theatre in the 1800s.
His career was very short: he died in Helsinki in 1874, on his birthday. Even so, he is remembered as one of the young cultural figures who helped shape Finnish theatre in its early years.