Kaarle Krohn, Finnish historian and academic (born 1863)

Kaarle Krohn

Finnish folklorist (1863–1933)

Kaarle Krohn was a Finnish folklorist, professor and developer of the geographic-historic method of folklore research. He was born into the influential Krohn family of Helsinki. Krohn is best known outside of Finland for his contributions to international folktale research. He…