Background
Lehtonen, Maija Helena Maria was born on January 10, 1924 in Helsinki, Finland. Daughter of Johannes Vihtori and Elsa Maria (Rinne) Lehtonen.
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Maija Helena Maria Lehtonen
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University Helsinki, Finland, 1964.
Career
Professor French literature, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1972-1977; professor comparative literature and aesthetics, Helsinki (Finland) U., 1975-1990; department head comparative literature and aesthetics & theatre research, Helsinki (Finland) U., 1975-1990.
Membership
Board of directors Finnish National Theatre, Helsinki, 1978-1992, Emil Aaltonen Foundation, Tampere, 1978-1993, Finnish Society Sciences and Letters, Helsinki, 1982-1994, A. Kordelin Foundation, Helsinki, since 1995. Member Society Chateaubriand, Society des Etudes Staëliennes, Society des Etudes Roman.
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Awards
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Recipient Prix de la Langue Française, Académie Française, Paris, 1965, White Rose 1st class State of Finland, 1988, Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres State of France, 1991.Recipient Prix de la Langue Française, Académie Française, Paris, 1965, White Rose 1st class State of Finland, 1988, Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres State of France, 1991.