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J. A. Maunu
A Finnish clergyman, teacher, translator, and writer, he is best remembered for religious and historical works, including a biography of Lars Levi Laestadius. His career also reached into public life, giving his writing a grounded, civic-minded tone.
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Lars Levi Laestadius: Elämäkerrallinen kuvaus
by J. A. Maunu
About the author
Born Johan Abraham Maunu in Kemijärvi in 1856, he worked in several roles over the course of his life: priest, teacher, writer, translator, and member of the Finnish Diet. Finnish-language reference sources identify him as a church leader as well as an author, which helps explain the strong religious and historical focus of his books.
His known works include Jeesus ja pakanalähetys and Lars Levi Laestadius: Elämäkerrallinen kuvaus, the latter also preserved through Project Gutenberg and other digital library records. These listings suggest an author especially interested in Christian history, biography, and the spiritual life of northern Finland.
He died in Jyväskylä in 1939. A clear portrait image could not be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included here.