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Perustuslaillisten lakimiesten kokouksen laatta

Plaque commemorating the constitutional lawyers meeting

Essi Renvall
date?

Lahti / Perustuslaillisten lakimiesten kokouksen laatta

Description

Plaque with three portraits, respectively:

k.j. ståhlberg
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (Suomussalmi 1865 - Helsinki 1952), Finnish jurist and academic, who played a central role in the drafting of the Constitution of Finland in 1919. He was the first President of Finland (1919-1925) and a nationalist liberal (Wikipedia).

p.e. svinhufvud
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad (Sääksmäki 1861 - Luumäki 1944), First Head of State of independent Finland 1918 and third President of Finland from 1931 to 1937 (Wikipedia).

aug. fellman
August Fellman (Lappajärvi 1839 - 1912), Finnish businessman, captain, and Privy Councillor (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

tässä rakennuksessa kokoontui
13 4 1903
perustuslaillisia lakimiehiä
salaiseen vastarinta kokouksen

In this building met
on 13 April 1903
the constitutional lawyers
in a secret meeting of resistance

Signature

Essi Renvall.

Sculptor

Ester 'Essi' Renvall, née Lähde (Oulu 1911 - Helsinki 1992), Finnish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Luettelo Lahden muistomerkeistä, -laatoista ja veistoksista.

Locatie (N 60°59'7" - E 25°39'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: fi045; Photograph: 29 June 2013
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