Johan Vilhelm Snellman was a Finland-Swedish philosopher, journalist and statesman, and one of the leading figures of Fennoman nationalism in 19th-century Finland. A central exponent of Hegelian philosophy in the Nordic countries, he is regarded as one of the most important 'awakeners' of Finnish national identity, alongside Elias Lönnrot and J. L. Runeberg.
- Occupation
- politician, philosopher, writer, university teacher
- Position held
- member of the Diet of Finland
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire, Grand Duchy of Finland
- Born
- May 12, 1806
- Died
