Hjalmar Dahl  | |
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| Born | Hjalmar Karl Emil Dahl 15 May 1891 Parikkala, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russia  | 
| Died | 19 October 1960 (aged 69) Porvoo, Finland  | 
| Occupation | writer, translator, journalist | 
| Language | Swedish | 
| Nationality | Finnish | 
Hjalmar Karl Emil Dahl (15 May 1891 – 19 October 1960) was a Finnish-Swedish journalist, translator and author.[1]
Biography
Hjalmar Dahl was born in Parikkala to pharmacist Johan Dahl (1861–1908) and Betty Kiljander (1865–1927).[2] After graduating in Helsinki in 1910, he moved to the University of Lausanne, where he graduated in 1913.[1] After returning to Finland, he began his almost 30-year career as a journalist in the Russian-language department of Hufvudstadsbladet,[3] in addition to which he was editor-in-chief of Nya Tidningen from 1922 to 1925.[4] He was also the editor-in-chief of Helsingfors-Journalen from 1929 to 1944, the editor of Månads-Revyn from 1940 to 1944 and the editor-in-chief of Aftonposten from 1944 to 1945.[4]
Dahl was the executive director of the Artists' Association of Finland from 1923 to 1926,[1] and from 1945 Dahl was a freelance author. As a writer, Dahl translated many Russian literary classics as well as works by F. E. Sillanpää into Swedish.[5][4]
From 1955, Dahl lived in Porvoo,[5] where he died on October 19, 1960.[4] He was buried in Näsinmäki Cemetery.[6]
Bibliography
- Erik Åmarks oro. Schildts, 1931
 - Uppbrott. Schildts, 1932
 - Herrarna till Kaukola. Schildts, 1941
 - Store dvärgen. Schildts, 1946
 - Helsingfors – det havsomflutna. Schildts, 1949
 - Finlands svenskar : upplagsverk. Söderström, 1956
 
References
- 1 2 3 Wikiaineisto: Kuka kukin oli 1961 (in Finnish)
 - ↑ Kuka kukin on 1954 (in Finnish)
 - ↑ Nils Håkanson: Kommentarer kring översättning. Tidskriften Ruin, Oktober 2006 (in Swedish)
 - 1 2 3 4 Hjalmar Dahl – Svenskt översättarlexikon (in Swedish)
 - 1 2 Dahl, Hjalmar – Boksampo (in Swedish)
 - ↑ Hjalmar Dahl 1891 - 1960 – BillionGraves
 
