Henrik Gabriel Porthan

Henrik Gabriel Porthan was a professor and rector at the Royal Academy of Turku. He was a scholar sometimes known as The Father of Finnish History.

8 November 1739

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Born in the same month (November 1739): Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton • Jean-François de La Harpe