AT - Atee

Japanese: A.T. - えーてぃー
AT - Atee

...Finland folklorist. Lecturer at the University of Helsinki. He was appointed professor only in his later years, and under less favorable research conditions, he left a lasting legacy despite his deteriorating health. He was not an original theorist, but simply explained K. Krohn's theory in a modest, yet clear, logical and careful manner, but this made him a model for researchers who use the "historical and geographical method." He is more highly regarded abroad than in Japan for completing the international classification criteria for "folktale types," which are indispensable in the history of folktale research, and for promoting the creation of an effective environment through international cooperation between scholars who are particularly important in research.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フィンランドの民俗学者。ヘルシンキ大学の講師。晩年になってようやく教授職につくという,あまり恵まれない研究条件のもとで,健康をむしばまれながら不朽の業績を残した。彼は独創的な理論家ではなく,K.クローンの説を地味に,しかし明晰,論理的でかつ用心深く祖述しただけであるが,そのことでかえって〈歴史・地理学的方法〉をとる研究者たちの手本となった。彼の評価が国内よりも国外において一層高いのは,昔話の研究史上欠かすことのできない〈昔話の型〉の国際的な分類基準を完成させ,研究上とくに重要な学者間の国際的協調による効果的な環境づくりを促進したことにある。…

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