Agathon Meurman
Agathon Meurman was born on October 9, 1826. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Agathon Meurman
Agathon Meurman (9 October 1826, Kangasala – 17 January 1909, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was one of the key figures of the Fennoman movement and from 1863 the leader of the Finnish Party together with Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen. In 1883–1890 Meurman published the first Finnish language encyclopaedia Sanakirja yleiseen sivistykseen kuuluvia tietoja varten. It was mostly based on the German Meyers Encyclopedia.