Paavo Ravila (English spelling)

Japanese: ラビラ(英語表記)Paavo Ravila
Paavo Ravila (English spelling)
1902‐74
A Finnish Uralic linguist. Born in Laukaa in south-central Finland, he aimed to study philosophy at the University of Turku but switched to linguistics midway and transferred to the University of Helsinki. In 1929 he had the opportunity to carry out fieldwork on the Mordovian language, and thereafter devoted himself to the study of Lappish. From 1934 to 1949 he was professor of Finnish and related languages ​​at the University of Turku. In 1949 he became professor of Finno-Ugric languages ​​at the University of Helsinki, and successively held important positions there, including rector (1953-68) and president of the Finnish Academy of Sciences (1967-68).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
1902‐74
フィンランドのウラル語学者。フィンランド中南部のラウカーに生まれ,トゥルク大学で哲学を志したが途中から語学に転向し,ヘルシンキ大学へ移った。1929年にモルドビン語の実地調査を行う機会をもったが,以後ラップ語の研究に従事した。34年から49年までトゥルク大学のフィンランド語・同系語の教授。49年にヘルシンキ大学のフィン・ウゴル語学教授となり,同大学の学長(1953‐68),フィンランド科学アカデミー会長(1967‐68)などの要職を歴任した。

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