Juhani Siljo
| Juhani Siljo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 May 1888 Oulu, Finland |
| Died |
6 May 1918 (aged 30) Tampere, Finland |
Juhani Siljo (3 May 1888 – 6 May 1918) was a Finnish poet and translator.
Siljo was born as Johan Alarik Sjögren in Oulu.[1] He completed the Oulun Lyseon Lukio upper secondary school in 1907,[2] and started studies in the University of Helsinki at the same year, but never graduated, instead he focused on writing.[1] He wrote poems, essays and translated authors like Novalis, Friedrich Schiller, Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche and Charles Baudelaire.[1]
Siljo also worked as an editor in the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat and the periodical Valvoja. From 1915 to 1916 he worked as a library assistant in Jyväskylä.[1]
Siljo was on the side of the White Guards in the Finnish Civil War. He was wounded and captured by the Red Guards in a battle in Orivesi. He died in a military hospital in Tampere after the Battle of Tampere had ended in the victory of the Whites.[1]
Selected works
Poetry
- Runoja (WSOY 1910)
- Maan puoleen (1914)
- Selvään veteen (Otava 1919)
Others
- Rajankäyntejä : Esseitä kirjallisuudesta 1910-1917 (Essays on literature) (Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura 1991)
- Seppelöity : murheellinen komedia (Play) (WSOY 1918)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Liukkonen, Petri. "Juhani Siljo". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Juhani Siljo". Pakkala - kirjailijatietokanta. Oulu City Library. Retrieved 2014-10-13.