Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Akseli Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. His work is considered a very important aspect of the Finnish national identity. He changed his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela in 1907.

26 April 1865

Born on the same birth day (26 April): Aaron Judge • Chris Mars • Claudine Auger • Eric Campbell (actor) • Ernst Felle • Frank Hahn • Gerard Cafesjian • Gian Paolo Lomazzo • Granny Hamner • Howard Davies (director) • Israr Ahmed • Joan Chen • Kosuke Fukudome • Marianne Jean-Baptiste • Marlon King • Michael Kergin • Novlene Williams-Mills • Oscar Rabin • Paul Verner • Pedro Pierluisi • Peter Zumthor • Samantha Cristoforetti

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