Axel Olai Heikel
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Axel Olai Heikel was a Finnish ethnographer and archaeologist known for his pioneering work in documenting Finnish folk culture and establishing open-air museums.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Axel Olai Heikel canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
archaeologist
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ethnographer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Finland
NERFINISHED
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Nordic countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of museum ethnography in Finland
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preservation of Finnish folk traditions ⓘ public understanding of rural Finnish culture ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupStudied |
Finno-Ugric peoples
NERFINISHED
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Finns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Heikel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
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ethnography ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Axel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of open-air museum concept in Finland
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documenting Finnish folk culture ⓘ establishing open-air museums ⓘ pioneering work in Finnish ethnography ⓘ |
| method |
collection of ethnographic objects
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field documentation of folk culture ⓘ use of open-air displays for education ⓘ |
| name | Axel Olai Heikel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
creation of early open-air museum collections
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documentation of Finnish folk culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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ethnographer ⓘ |
| workFocus |
folk architecture
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material folk culture ⓘ traditional rural life ⓘ |
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