Kaarle Krohn

Kaarle Krohn
Born	(1863-05-10)10 May 1863 Helsinki, Finland
Died	19 July 1933(1933-07-19) (aged 70)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Helsinki
Influences	Julius Krohn, Elias Lonnrot
Academic work
School or tradition	Fennoman
Main interests	Finnish mythology, Kalevala Scholarship

Kaarle Krohn (10 May 1863 – 19 July 1933) 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 devoted most of his life to the study of the epic poetry that forms the basis for the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.^[1]