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Järnefelt, Arvid, 1861-1932

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Arvid Järnefelt.
Arvid Järnefelt.

Arvid Järnefelt (November 16, 1861, Saint Petersburg – December 27, 1932, Helsinki) was a Finnish judge and writer.

Arvid's parents were general and governor August Aleksander Järnefelt and Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg). Arvid had nine siblings: Kasper, Erik, Ellida, Ellen, Armas, Aino, Hilja and Sigrid.

Arvid Järnefelt married Emilia Fredrika Parviainen at Jyväskylä on September 6, 1884. They had five children: Eero, Liisa, Anna, Maija, and Emmi.

Järnefelt became a famous author in the late 20th century. He wrote books about the life of Finnish nobility.

In 1889 Arvid founded with his friends Eero Erkko and Juhani Aho Päivälehti the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.

Arvid Järnefelt became interested in Tolstoyanism, influenced by his mother Elisabeth. Later Arvid studied law and became a lawyer at Vaasa. During his legal career he read books and texts of Leo Tolstoy and he became fan of Tolstoyanism. Arvid quit his lawyer career and started to live as Tolstoyan he became farmer at Virkkala. Arvid became the helper of poor and prisoners.

One of his plays, Kuolema (Death) (1903, revised 1911), had incidental music composed by his brother-in-law Jean Sibelius, which includes the famous Valse Triste.

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