Background
Oinas, Felix Johannes was born on March 6, 1911 in Tartu, Estonia. Son of Ernst and Marie (Saarik) Oinas. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1955.
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Studies in Finnic Folklore: Homage to the Kalevala (Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia)
(First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Felix Johannes Oinas
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Student in Finno-Ugric and Slavic languages, Budapest University, Hungary, 1936. Master of Arts in Finno-Ugric Language, Tartu University, 1938. Student in Slavic and English languages, Heidelberg University, Germany, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics and Slavic Language, Indiana University, 1952. Doctorate (honorary), Tartu University, 1999.
Career
Lecturer various universities, 1938-1950. Lecturer Russian studies Indiana University, Bloomington, 1950-1952, instructor Slavic studies, 1952-1955, assistant professor, 1955-1961, associate professor Slavic languages and literature, 1961-1965, professor, 1965-1981, professor Uralic and Altaic studies, 1965-1981, fellow Folklore Institute, 1965-1981, professor emeritus, from 1981. Visiting professor Slavic and Finnic folklore, University California, Berkeley, spring 1976.
Lecturer and presenter in field.
Achievements
Works
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Studies in Finnic Folklore: Homage to the Kalevala (Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia)
(First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
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Studies in Finnic Folklore: Homage to the Kalevala (Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia)
Membership
Fellow American Folklore Society, Finnish Literary Society, Finno-Ugric Society, Finnish Folklore Society, Baltisches Forschungsinstitut (Bonn), Institute Estonian Language and Literature (Stockholm). Member Finnish Academy Sciences (foreign member), Estonian Learned Society American (honorary), Estonian Science Institute in Sweden (honorary), Folklore Fellows International Helsinki (honorary), Estonian Literature Society (honorary), Folklore Institute Budapest U. (honorary), Folklore Fellows in Oral Epics, Estonian Writers League Abroad.
Connections
Married Lisbet Kõve, July 12, 1937. Children: Helina (Mistress Charles Piano), Valdar.
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Religion
Lutheran
Education
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1936
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1938
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1948
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1952
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1999
Career
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1950 - 1952
Awards
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Recipient Cultural award Foundation Estonian Arts and Letters, 1978, Kalevala medal Finnish Government, 1985, Lauri prize Foundation Estonian Culture in the United States, 1985, medal of Kreutzwald's Museum, Võru, 1991, awarded Presidential Order of the Estonian State Coat of Arms, II Class, 1997. Finno-Ugric, Slavic and Folklore fellow Tartu University, 1942-1944. Fulbright grantee for Finland, 1961-1962, Guggenheim grantee, 1961-1962, 66-67, Fulbright-Hays grantee for Yugoslavia, 1964-1965, grantee American Philosophical Society, 1966, Ford Foundation, summer 1967, travel grantee American Council of Learned Societies, 1973, Research grantee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1974-1975. Named honorary doctor Thrtu University, 1999.Recipient Cultural award Foundation Estonian Arts and Letters, 1978, Kalevala medal Finnish Government, 1985, Lauri prize Foundation Estonian Culture in the United States, 1985, medal of Kreutzwald's Museum, Võru, 1991, awarded Presidential Order of the Estonian State Coat of Arms, II Class, 1997. Finno-Ugric, Slavic and Folklore fellow Tartu University, 1942-1944. Fulbright grantee for Finland, 1961-1962, Guggenheim grantee, 1961-1962, 66-67, Fulbright-Hays grantee for Yugoslavia, 1964-1965, grantee American Philosophical Society, 1966, Ford Foundation, summer 1967, travel grantee American Council of Learned Societies, 1973, Research grantee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1974-1975.
Named honorary doctor Thrtu University, 1999.