Yrjö
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Yrjö, a masculine
Finnish given name
that is the equivalent of George
, may refer to:
Masculine
Masculine or masculinity, normally refer to qualities positively associated with men.Masculine may also refer to:*Masculine , a grammatical gender*Masculine cadence, a final chord occurring on a strong beat in music...
Finnish given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
that is the equivalent of George
George (given name)
George, from the Greek word γεωργός , "farmer" or "earth-worker", which became a name in Greek: Γεώργιος , and Latin: Georgius. The word γεωργός is a compound word, formed by the words ge , "earth", "soil" and ergon , "work"...
, may refer to:
- Yrjö KilpinenYrjö KilpinenYrjö Henrik Kilpinen was a Finnish composer. He was born in Helsinki, and in 1907 he started his studies in the Helsingin Musiikkiopisto . In 1910 Kilpinen moved to Vienna to continue his studies and from 1913 to 1914 he studied in Berlin.Kilpinen is most famous for composing 790 works in the...
(1892-1959), Finnish composer - Yrjö LindegrenYrjö LindegrenYrjö Lorenzo Lindegren was a Finnish architect.He was born in Tampere and died in Helsinki.Lindegren graduated as an architect in 1925 from the Helsinki University of Technology, and set up his own office later the same year.Lindegren's best-known work is the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, which he...
(1900-1952), Finnish architect - Yrjö MäkelinYrjö MäkelinYrjö Esalas Emanuel Mäkelin , a shoemaker, was Finnish Left-Socialist, journalist, Member of Parliament 1908–1910, 1913–1917....
(1875-1923), shoemaker - Yrjö NikkanenYrjö NikkanenJouko Yrjö Nikkanen was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw....
(1914-1985), Finnish athlete - Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-KoskinenYrjö Sakari Yrjö-KoskinenBaron Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen was a freiherr, senator, professor, historian, politician and the chairman of the Finnish Party after Johan Vilhelm Snellman. He was a central figure in the fennoman movement...
(1830-1903), freiherr, senator, professor, historian, and politician - Yrjö SirolaYrjö SirolaYrjö Elias Sirola was a Finnish socialist politician, teacher, and newspaper editor...
(1876-1936), Finnish writer and socialist politician - Yrjö SotamaaYrjö SotamaaYrjö Sotamaa, is a Finnish designer. Sotamaa is Professor Emeritus of Design Innovation in the Aalto University School of Art and Design and President Emeritus of the University of Art and Design Helsinki . He served as the head of TAIK from 1986 until 2008...
, Finnish architect - Yrjö VäisäläYrjö VäisäläYrjö Väisälä was a Finnish astronomer and physicist.His main contributions were in the field of optics, but he was also very active in geodetics, astronomy and optical metrology...
(1891-1971), Finnish astronomer and physicist - Yrjö VartiaYrjö VartiaYrjö O. Vartia is the professor of econometrics and the former head of Department of Political and Economic Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland.- Career :...
, economist