Surname: Topelius Forename(s): Zacharias b. 1818. d. 1898. Nationality: Swedish. VIAF.
Poet and children’s writer. Foundational figure of Finno-Swedish children’s literature.
Worked as chancellor and professor of history at Helsinki University. Publications
include poetry, drama, and novels, but he is best known for Läsning för barn (1865-1896), a compilation of Swedish children’s fairy tales published across eight
volumes. Biographical information: Oxford Reference. (AC, BGL)