Volter Kilpi

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contribution to Finnish literature
- In Finnish literature: The early 20th century

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Jun 09, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 19, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 08, 2023
	Add new Web site: University of Helsinki - 375 Humanists - Biography of Volter Kilpi.	Emily Rodriguez	Jun 20, 2017
	Add new Web site: National Biography of Finland - Biography of Volter Kilpi.	Emily Rodriguez	Jun 20, 2017
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998