Rudolf Holsti
| Rudolf Holsti | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 October 1936 – 16 November 1938 |
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| Prime Minister | Kyösti Kallio Aimo Cajander |
| Preceded by | Antti Hackzell |
| Succeeded by | Väinö Voionmaa |
| In office 28 April 1919 – 2 June 1922 |
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| Prime Minister | Kaarlo Castrén Juho Vennola Rafael Erich |
| Preceded by | Carl Enckell |
| Succeeded by | Carl Enckell |
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| Born | Eino Rudolf Woldemar Holsti 8 October 1881 Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Palo Alto, California, U. S |
| Political party | National Progressive |
Eino Rudolf Woldemar Holsti (8 October 1881 in Jyväskylä – 3 August 1945 in Palo Alto, California)[1] was a Finnish politician, journalist and diplomat. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1919–1922 and in 1936–1938[2] and a member of the Finnish Parliament in 1913–1918 representing the Young Finnish Party (Nuorsuomalainen Puolue).
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Biography
From 1919 he represented the National Progressive Party.[3] Holsti represented Finland in the League of Nations. He was also a republican (opposing the then ongoing movement for monarchy in Finland). A firm supporter of democracy, he openly criticized Adolf Hitler at the outbreak of war. Holsti worked for newspapers in Hämeenlinna, Lahti and Helsinki together with his friend and school companion Joel Lehtonen. The friendship ended abruptly when Holsti recognized himself as the satirically portrayed and fictive politician Rolf Idell in Lehtonen's book Sorron lapset (1924). Holsti was also Envoy to Estonia from 1923 to 1927.[4]
Later in life, Holsti taught at Stanford University, after he moved to United States with his two sons: Kalevi and Olavi Holsti (both respected political scientists in their own right). He maintained a healthy correspondence with president Herbert Hoover, and the prime minister and president of Finland. He died on August 3, 1945 at Palo Alto Hospital while undergoing surgery to repair a hernia. His wife Liisa died of tuberculosis on July 22, 1951.
Honorary degrees
- Temple University, Philadelphia, USA (PhD. h.c) in 1938[5]
References
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Citations
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- ↑ Sakari Virkkunen, "The Presidents of Finland", volume I, Helsinki: Otava Publications Ltd., 1994
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- ↑ Rudolf Holsti at the Parliament of Finland Archive
Bibliography
- Pietiäinen, Jukka-Pekka; Rudolf Holsti, Lehtimies, tiedemies, poliitikko 1881- 1919, Weilin+Göös 1986 .
External links
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| Preceded by | Foreign Minister of Finland 1919–1922 |
Succeeded by Carl Enckell |
| Preceded by | Foreign Minister of Finland 1936–1938 |
Succeeded by Väinö Voionmaa |
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