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Niilo Idman
1889–1977
A Finnish literary scholar, translator, and diplomat, he is remembered especially for his study of Charles Robert Maturin and for bringing major writers into Finnish through translation.
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Charles Robert Maturin: His Life and Works
by Niilo Idman
About the author
Born in Tampere on October 20, 1889, Niilo Idman worked in several fields across his long career. Sources describe him as a Finnish consul general, literary scholar, and translator, showing a life that moved between public service and literature.
He is best known in literary history for Charles Robert Maturin: His Life and Works (1923), a scholarly study of the Irish Gothic writer. Catalog and bibliography sources also connect him with Finnish translations, including work related to writers such as Edgar Allan Poe.
Idman died in Helsinki on April 4, 1977. While surviving biographical information appears fairly brief, the record that remains points to a thoughtful figure who helped connect Finnish readers with wider literary traditions.