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But he was Finnish

flakeoil 4y ago
But a Swedish speaking Finn and it seems he made his discoveries while living in Sweden. From wikipedia: "Johan Gadolin was born in Åbo (Finnish name Turku), Finland (then a part of Sweden)." [0] "In 1779 Gadolin moved to Uppsala University." Uppsala is in Sweden. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Gadolin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Gadolin
- Erikun 4y ago
  Also most of todays Finland was under Swedish rule until 1809.
  - mongol 4y ago
    Was any part of todays Finland not under Swedish rule 1809?
    - Erikun 4y ago
      The area around Viborg was lost to the russians in 1721 and 1743. The western part of that, Lappeenranta and part of Kymenlaakso, are part of Finland today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Finland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Finland
- heywhatupboys 4y ago
  > But a Swedish speaking Finn this is the argument Russia has used to invade Ukraine...
  - 2000UltraDeluxe 4y ago
    That Finland has a sizable Swedish-speaking minority? The guy was considered Swedish back then; Finland was simply the Eastern half of the Swedish kingdom. There's plenty of Finnish speaking Swedes too. Is that also an argument for invasion?
    - heywhatupboys 4y ago
      No, that speaking Swedish means you are not Finnish or, in any remote way, makes you "closer to being Swedish"
      - 2000UltraDeluxe 4y ago
        What's your opinion on Belgians and the Swiss?
        heywhatupboys 4y ago
        that language != nationality?
  - xxs 4y ago
    Swedish is an official language in Finland nowadays. Back then, it was just a part of Sweden (Finland was not independent)
    - heywhatupboys 4y ago
      the point is that just because a Finnish person speaks Swedish as native language does NOT make them Swedish! or any less Finnnish
- nine_k 4y ago
  > Finland (then a part of Sweden) If Gadolin is Finnish, then, by the same logic, Immanuel Kant is Russian, because his birthplace, Koenigsberg, is a Russian exclave now.
  - juhanima 4y ago
    Gadolin was Finnish by the same logic Benjamin Franklin was American. Or would you consider him an Englishman? He was born in the British colony, after all.
- nixass 4y ago
  Reminds me of Tesla. Was he Serb or Croatian
  - XajniN 4y ago
    He was an American.
    - nixass 4y ago
      Right

But he was Finnish

But a Swedish speaking Finn and it seems he made his discoveries while living in Sweden. From wikipedia: "Johan Gadolin was born in Åbo (Finnish name Turku), Finland (then a part of Sweden)." [0] "In 1779 Gadolin moved to Uppsala University." Uppsala is in Sweden. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Gadolin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Gadolin

Erikun 4y ago
Also most of todays Finland was under Swedish rule until 1809.
- mongol 4y ago
  Was any part of todays Finland not under Swedish rule 1809?
  - Erikun 4y ago
    The area around Viborg was lost to the russians in 1721 and 1743. The western part of that, Lappeenranta and part of Kymenlaakso, are part of Finland today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Finland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Finland
heywhatupboys 4y ago
> But a Swedish speaking Finn this is the argument Russia has used to invade Ukraine...
- 2000UltraDeluxe 4y ago
  That Finland has a sizable Swedish-speaking minority? The guy was considered Swedish back then; Finland was simply the Eastern half of the Swedish kingdom. There's plenty of Finnish speaking Swedes too. Is that also an argument for invasion?
  - heywhatupboys 4y ago
    No, that speaking Swedish means you are not Finnish or, in any remote way, makes you "closer to being Swedish"
    - 2000UltraDeluxe 4y ago
      What's your opinion on Belgians and the Swiss?
      - heywhatupboys 4y ago
        that language != nationality?
- xxs 4y ago
  Swedish is an official language in Finland nowadays. Back then, it was just a part of Sweden (Finland was not independent)
  - heywhatupboys 4y ago
    the point is that just because a Finnish person speaks Swedish as native language does NOT make them Swedish! or any less Finnnish
nine_k 4y ago
> Finland (then a part of Sweden) If Gadolin is Finnish, then, by the same logic, Immanuel Kant is Russian, because his birthplace, Koenigsberg, is a Russian exclave now.
- juhanima 4y ago
  Gadolin was Finnish by the same logic Benjamin Franklin was American. Or would you consider him an Englishman? He was born in the British colony, after all.
nixass 4y ago
Reminds me of Tesla. Was he Serb or Croatian
- XajniN 4y ago
  He was an American.
  - nixass 4y ago
    Right