Pekka Juhani Hannikainen

Finnish composer (1854–1924).

Born December 9th, 1854 in Nurmes. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1924 at 69 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Occupations
choir director, composer, lecturer, music teacher, poet
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner