Matti Klinge

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Klinge in 2008

Matti Klinge (31 August 1936 – 5 March 2023) was a Finnish historian.

Klinge studied at the University of Helsinki and gained his Ph.D. in 1969. He later served as a visiting professor at the University of Paris (1970–1972) and held the Swedish Professorship of History at the University of Helsinki between 1975 and 2001.<ref>Biography Template:Webarchive at the website of the Finnish publishing company Söderströms.</ref> Klinge was one of the most prolific Finnish historians.

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Honors

• File:FIN Order of the White Rose Commander 1st Class BAR.svg Order of the White Rose of Finland (Finland, 1990)
• File:FIN Order of the Lion of Finland 3Class BAR.svg Order of the Lion of Finland (Finland, 1980)
• File:Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg Legion of Honour (France, 2015)
• File:Řád přátelství (Rusko).svg Order of Friendship (Russia, 2013)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• File:Order of the Polar Star (after 1975) - Commander.svg Order of the Polar Star (Sweden, 1996)

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See also

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