Johan Lilius
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Johan Lilius was a Finnish
justice of the Hovrätt
in Åbo
, at a time when this court was part of the judicial system of Sweden
, and a founding member of the Aurora Society
.
Lilius was influential in the development and growth of Finnish literature
and contributed among other things articles to Finland's first newspaper Åbo Tidningar.
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
justice of the Hovrätt
Hovrätt
The Hovrätt was the highest judicial body in Sweden until Gustav III of Sweden founded the Supreme Court of Sweden in 1789. The first hovrätt, Svea hovrätt, was founded in 1614...
in Åbo
Abo
Abo may refer to:* ABO blood group system, a human blood type and blood group system** ABO , enzyme encoded by the ABO gene that determines the ABO blood group of an individual* Abo of Tiflis , an Arab East Orthodox Catholic saint...
, at a time when this court was part of the judicial system of Sweden
Judicial system of Sweden
The judicial system of Sweden consists of the law of Sweden and a number of government agencies tasked with upholding security and rule of law within the country...
, and a founding member of the Aurora Society
Aurora Society
Aurora Society was a secret society and a national Finnish literary society based around The Royal Academy of Turku 1770-1779...
.
Lilius was influential in the development and growth of Finnish literature
Finnish literature
Finnish literature refers to literature written in Finland. Earliest texts in Finland were written in Swedish or Latin during the Finnish Middle Age . Finnish-language literature was slowly developing from the 16th century onwards. First artistic heyday of the Finnish literature was the mid-19th...
and contributed among other things articles to Finland's first newspaper Åbo Tidningar.
Sources
- Åbo hofrätts historia intill den 12 nov. 1823, då Hofrätten firade sin andra secular-fest. Wilhelm Gabriel Lagus. Harvard University library edition.
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