Gustaf John Ramstedt (1873-1950) was a Finnish linguist who worked as professor extraordinarius in Altaic languages at the University of Helsinki. He became Finland's first envoy to Japan, as a Chargé d'affaires, from 1920 to 1929, during which he was a frequent guest lecturer at Tokyo Imperial University, where he influenced Kunio Yanagita, Izuru Shimura, Kyosuke Kindaichi, and Shimpei Ogura. He acquired command of the Japanese language remarkably quickly. He also was chairman of the Finnish Esperanto Society. 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Linguistics is the scientific study of language. ... Altaic is a proposed language family which includes 66 languages [1] spoken by about 348 million people, mostly in and around Central Asia and northeast Asia. ... The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland. ... Chargé daffaires (Fr. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... Yanagita Kunio (柳田 国男 July 31, 1875 - August 8, 1962) is a scholar who is often known as a father of Japanese ethnology. ... Kyosuke Kindaichi (金田一京助 Kindaichi Kyōsuke, May 5, 1882 - November 14, 1971) was an eminent Japanese linguist from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. ...

Publications

• Bergtscheremissische Sprachstudien, Helsinki, 1902 (Hill)

Sources

• "First envoy G.J. Ramstedt" by the Embassy of Finland in Tokyo