Yrjö Aav

1915–1974 (age 59)

Biography

Yrjö Aav spent his career tracing the trails of Finnish literature as a bibliographer, compiling catalogs that kept rare editions and emerging authors alike available to librarians and scholars.

His meticulous notes and warm encouragement helped younger researchers love the printed page, and he lies remembered at the Helsinki Orthodox cemetery.

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