Aino Kallas

Aino Kallas
Aino Kallas
Aino Kallas
Born2 August 1878
Kiiskilä, Viipuri Province, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died9 November 1956 (1956-11-10) (aged 78)
Helsinki, Finland
Pen nameAino Krohn, Aino Suonio
NationalityFinnish
GenreSymbolism, Neo-romanticism
SpouseOskar Kallas
Children5
ParentsJulius Krohn
Maria "Minna" Wilhelmina Lindroos
RelativesAune Krohn (sister)
Ilmari Krohn (half-brother)
Kaarle Krohn (half-brother)
Helmi Krohn (half-sister)
Salme Setälä (niece)

Aino Krohn Kallas (2 August 1878 – 9 November 1956) was a Finnish-Estonian author. Her novellas are considered to be prominent pieces of Finnish literature.[1]

  1. ^ The marriage of Aino and Oskar Kallas Archived 2016-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Sirje Oleske, Estonian Literary Magazine, no 12, spring 2001, Retrieved 1 August 2016