Kauko Pirinen Explained

Kauko Antero Pirinen (10 January 1915, in Eno – 31 May 1999, in Helsinki), was a Finnish historian, professor in church history at Helsinki University from 1961, and professor in general church history 1963 - 80.^[1]

Pirinen was one of the leading 20th-century historians in Finland and one of the country's excellent church historians. His specialty was Finland's medieval history, Savonian and Karelian history, and church law.^[2]

Bibliography

• Suomen vaakunat ja kaupunginsinetit. (1949, with A.W. Rancken)
• Turun tuomiokapituli keskiajan lopulla. (1956)
• Turun tuomiokapituli uskonpuhdistuksen murroksessa. (1962)
• A History of Finland. (1962, with Eino Jutikkala)
• Schaumanin kirkkolain synty. (1985)
• Suomen kirkon historia. (1 vol. 1991)

Notes and References

1. Book: Kuha . Miia . Swedish and Finnish Historiographies of the Swedish Realm, c. 1520–1809: Shared Past, Different Interpretations? . Karonen . Petri . 2023-08-25 . Taylor & Francis . 978-1-000-93441-0 . en.
2. Book: Lavery, Jason . Reforming Finland: The Diocese of Turku in the Age of Gustav Vasa 1523-1560 . 2017-11-13 . BRILL . 978-90-04-35470-8 . 07 . en.