Leif Rantala
Facts
17 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- December 26, 1947
- Date of death
- January 8, 2015
- Place of birth
- Liljendal
- Place of death
- Rovaniemi
- Occupation
- linguist, translator
- Employer
- University of Lapland (1984–2010), Saami Council (?–1984), University of Helsinki (1973–present)[15][16][17]
- Field of work
- linguistics, Northern Sami, Kildin Sami, Akkala Sami, Ter Sami, Sámi studies[9][10][11][12][13][14]
- Educated at
- University of Helsinki (1968–1975)[18]
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Kildin Sami, Northern Sami
- Family name
- Rantala
- Name in native language
- Leif Rantala, Leif Stefan Rantala
- ISNI
- 000000003372134X
- VIAF cluster ID
- 51005763
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n98073305
- BIBSYS ID
- 90176244
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf10428245
- Freebase ID
- /m/012mcb86
- IdRef ID
- 150789017
- KANTO ID
- 000136148
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJvMxKkDBxYKkYgQqYhyh3
- Yale LUX ID
- person/7cf0a436-41c3-45e6-b7f2-367c33a70084
Field of work 5
Languages spoken, written or signed 5
Employer 3
Occupation 2
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Instance of 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Leif Rantala's place of birth was Liljendal[1]. He was born on December 26, 1947[2]. He died in Rovaniemi[3]. He died on January 8, 2015[4]. He worked as a linguist[5] and translator[6].
Body
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include linguistics[9], an academic discipline[20]; Northern Sami[10], a language[21], in Norway[22]; Kildin Sami[11], a modern language[23], in Russia[24]; Akkala Sami[12], a natural language[25], in Russia[26]; Ter Sami[13], a language[27], in Russia[28]; and Sámi studies[14]. Employers include University of Lapland[15], a university[29], in Finland[30], founded in 1979[31]; Saami Council[16], an international organization[32], in Norway[33], founded in 1956[34]; and University of Helsinki[17], a public university[35], in Finland[36], founded in 1640[37], headquartered in University of Helsinki main building[38].
FAQs
Where was Leif Rantala born?
Leif Rantala was born in Liljendal[1].
Where did Leif Rantala die?
Leif Rantala died in Rovaniemi[3].
What did Leif Rantala do for work?
Leif Rantala worked as linguist[5] and translator[6].
Where did Leif Rantala go to school?
Leif Rantala was educated at University of Helsinki[18].