author
Emil August Almberg
1852–1929
A Finnish schoolteacher, writer, and translator, he helped bring major European works to Finnish readers while also publishing his own historical writing. He is also known by the surname Jalava, which he adopted later in life.
1 Audiobook
Juhana Hus
by Emil August Almberg
About the author
Born in Masku in 1852, he was a Finnish lyceum lecturer as well as a writer and translator. Sources found during this search identify him as Emil August Almberg, and note that from 1906 onward he used the surname Jalava.
His career seems to have connected education and literature closely: library and reference sources describe him as a teacher, author, and translator into Finnish. Project Gutenberg listings confirm at least one of his works, Juhana Hus, which reflects his interest in historical and religious subjects.
He died in Turku in 1929. Although not widely known today outside specialist circles, he appears to have been part of the generation that helped build Finnish literary culture through both original writing and translation.