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- Birth nameAlexis Stenvall
- Height5′ 7½″ (1.72 m)
- Aleksis Kivi was born on October 10, 1834 in Nurmijärvi, Finland. He was a writer, known for Nummisuutarit (1957), Seitsemän veljestä (1939) and Kihlaus (1922). He died on December 31, 1872 in Tuusula, Finland.
- Parents: Erik and Anna Stenvall.
- Siblings: Johannes, Emanuel, Albert and Agnes.
- Significant Finnish author.
- His novels and plays have been adapted to 8 feature films, while there has been two movies made about his life: 'Minä elän' (1946) and Aleksis Kiven elämä (2001).
- The houses he was born and died in are now museums. The cabin he died in is located only a few kilometers from the home of Jean Sibelius.
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