Georg Edvard von Alfthan

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Georg Edvard von Alfthan

1856–1901

A Finnish nobleman and writer from the late 19th century, he is remembered for fiction and historical writing shaped by the cultural life of his time. His work places him among the lesser-known literary figures of Finland’s Swedish-speaking world.

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Afrikanska reseminnen : äfventyr och intryck från en utflykt till de svartes verldsdel

Afrikanska reseminnen : äfventyr och intryck från en utflykt till de svartes verldsdel

by Georg Edvard von Alfthan

About the author

Born in 1856 and dying in 1901, Georg Edvard von Alfthan was a Finnish writer and member of the nobility. He belonged to a period when many Finnish authors published in Swedish, and his name appears in library and reference sources connected with that literary tradition.

Although he is not widely known today, he is remembered as an author rather than only as a historical figure. For listeners interested in older Nordic literature, he offers a glimpse into the educated, multilingual world of Finland at the end of the 19th century.

Because surviving readily available information is limited, the outline of his life is less detailed than that of more famous contemporaries. Even so, his work remains part of the broader story of Finnish literary history and its Swedish-language heritage.