Axel Olai Heikel

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Professor Axel Olai Heikel
Axel Olai Heikel c.1900. Credit: Thorvald Nyblin
Born	(1851-04-28)April 28, 1851 Brändö, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	April 28, 1924(1924-04-28) (aged 72) Helsinki, Finland
Other names	Russian: Аксель Олай Гейкель
Citizenship	Grand Duchy of Finland
Alma mater	University of Helsinki
Spouse	Maria Castrén ​ (m. 1890)​
Children	5
Parents	Carl Henrik Heikel (father) Emma Fredrika Heikel (mother)
Relatives	Anna Heikel, Felix Heikel, Ivar Heikel, Viktor Heikel
Scientific career
Fields	History

Axel Olai Heikel (April 28, 1851 – September 6, 1924) was a Finnish ethnographer and archaeologist, and cousin of Viktor, Felix, Anna, and Ivar Heikel. He is one of the founders of ethnology in Finland.^[1]