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The Donner family is one of the renowned and wealthy Finland-Swedish families that grew in importance during the times of the Grand Duchy of Finland. ... The Grand Duchy of Finland was a state that existed 1809–1917. ...

  • Otto Donner (1835–1909), linguist, publisher, member of parliament, and senator. Finland-Swedish by mother tongue, fennoman by conviction.
  • Anders Severin Donner, astronomer.
  • Ossian Donner, industrialist and diplomat, initiator of the whool works in Hyvinkää, independent Finland's special emmissary to the League of Nations during the Åland crisis, and embassador to London 1919–1925. Ossian Donner left Finland's Civil Service due to his reluctance to learn Finnish.
  • Kai Donner (1888–1935), linguist and politician.
  • Jörn Donner (1933–), writer, film director, actor, producer and politician associated with several different political parties. Triggered great diplomatic indignation in the 1970's by appearing nude with a 15 year old Gambian girl in a Finnish magazine.
  • Henrik Otto Donner, left-wing musician.

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Donner family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (149 words)
The Donner family is one of the renowned and wealthy Finland-Swedish families that grew in importance during the times of the Grand Duchy of Finland.
Ossian Donner, industrialist and diplomat, initiator of the whool works in Hyvinkää, independent Finland 's special emmissary to the League of Nations during the Åland crisis, and embassador to London 1919 – 1925.
Kai Donner ( 1888 – 1935), linguist and politician.
The Donner Party and the Andes Plane Crash (365 words)
The tales of the Donner Party and the Andes Plane Crash are both well-known examples of survival under extreme circumstances.
Donner Lake, near the pass in which the tragedy occurred, is today a popular mountain resort.
The two most prominent families in the group were the Donner family and the Reed family.
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