Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila

Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila (26 February 1963 – 18 December 2023) was a Finnish academic researcher, serving as a professor of the Arabic language and Islamic studies at the University of Edinburgh.^[1] Before that he was a professor at the University of Helsinki.^[2]

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Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
Hämeen-Anttila in 2017
Born	(1963-02-26)26 February 1963 Oulu, Finland
Died	18 December 2023(2023-12-18) (aged 60)
Nationality	Finnish
Scientific career
Fields	Arabic language and Islam
Institutions	University of Helsinki University of Edinburgh
Doctoral advisor	Kaj Öhrnberg

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Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila was born on 16 February 1963.^[3] He was one of the leading researchers of Islam in Finland.^[4] He wrote many popular books on Islamic culture, history and poetry. Hämeen-Anttila also translated the Qur'an into Finnish in the year 1995 and the Epic of Gilgamesh in the year 2000. He served on the editorial board of the Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies. Hämeen-Anttila was married to the academic researcher and novelist Virpi Hämeen-Anttila. Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila died on 18 December 2023, at the age of 60.^[5]

• In year 2002 Hämeen-Anttila and his wife Virpi Hämeen-Anttila were awarded the Eino Leino Prize^[3] for their efforts to promote a multi-cultural concept of literature. The prize was given out for the 47th time.
• In year 2005 his book Islamin käsikirja (The Handbook of Islam) won the Valtion tiedonjulkistamispalkinto (the State Award for public Information) in Finland.^[3]