**Topelius, Toini (1854 - 1910)
| Short name | **Topelius, Toini |
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| VIAF | http://viaf.org/viaf/24581624 |
| First name | Toini |
| Birth name | **Topelius |
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| Alternative name | Tea , Saima H. , -d , Saga |
| Date of birth | 1854 |
| Date of death | 1910 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | Helsinki |
| Place of death | Norway |
| Lived in | Finland , Norway |
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| Religion / ideology | Eastern Orthodox |
| Education | Other, School education |
| Aristocratic title | - |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | - |
**Topelius, Toini was ...
| related to | Hanna Ongelin |
| related to | Marie Linder |
| related to | Runeberg, Fredrika |
| related to | Gripenberg, Alexandra |
| related to | Dahlgren, Alta (Anna) |
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| Place(s) of Residence | Finland , Norway |
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Receptions of **Topelius, Toini, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
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| Unknown photographer, portrait of Toini Topelius, 1876. | 1876 | is portrait of |
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The father of Toini Topelius was the famous writer for children, Zacharias Topelius. Toini Topelius was the first Finnish female writer writing for girls. Her books brought to the genre things like imagination and creativity. She also had girls as protagonists. Toini Topelius contributed many magazines and publications. She lived with her parents until the death of her father. Then she moved to Norway with a friend (and lover?) Valborg Hovind-Stub. After the death of Valborg Hovind-Stub a friend from Finland, Alta Dahlgren, moved to stay with Toini Topelius. At an old age Topelius become interested in anthroposophy. Jwapr14