Axel Olai Heikel
Axel Olai Heikel (April 28, 1851 – September 6, 1924) was a Finnish ethnographer and archaeologist, and cousin of Viktor, Felix, Anna, and Ivar Heikel.
Professor Axel Olai Heikel | |
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 Axel Olai Heikel c.1900. Credit: Thorvald Nyblin | |
| Born | April 28, 1851 Brändö, Finland |
| Died | April 28, 1924 (aged 72) Helsinki, Finland |
| Other names | Russian: Аксель Олай Гейкель |
| Citizenship | Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Heikel |
| Children | 5 |
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| Relatives | Anna Heikel, Felix Heikel, Ivar Heikel, Viktor Heikel |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Patterns, history |
Biography
Heikel was born on April 28, 1851 in Brändö, Finland, to Carl Henrik and Emma Fredrika Heikel. From 1889 to 1892, Heikel was an associate professor of Finnish ethnography in Helsinki; in 1893 he became curator of the Archaeological Commission and in 1917 of the Ethnographic Museum of Seurasaari, which was his creation. He received the title of professor in 1920. Between 1883 and 1886 and 1889 and 1893 he undertook extensive ethnographic and archaeological research trips to Finno-Ugric tribes in Russia. In 1893, Heikel became the first to discover traces of the Andronovo culture near Yalutorovsk.[1] He died on September 6, 1924 in Helsinki, Finland.
Family
Heikel was married to Maria Heikel. They had five children: Aili Martta Oilokai Heikel, Elsa Arna Jyrhämä, Maija Kaarina Bärlund-Karma, Kerttu Annikki Heikel, and Siiri Kyllikki Nordlund.
Bibliography
- Die Gebäude der Tscheremissen, Mordwinen, Esten und Finnen (1888)
- Mordvalaisia pukuja ja kuoseja (1899)
- Die Volkstrachten in den Ostseeprovinzen und in Setukesien (1909)
- Die Stickmuster der Tscheremissen (1915)
See also
References
- Matveev 2004, p. 44.
Sources
- Matveev, Alexander (2004). Затерянный мир Ингальской долины [Lost world of the Ingala Valley] (in Russian). Tyumen, Russia. ISBN 587591-042-9.
