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Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802–1884)

Also known as: E.F. Lönnrot, Lönnrot, Элиас Лённрот, إلياس لونروت, 엘리아스 뢴로트, エリアス・リョンロート

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