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Juhana "Johan" Fredrik Cajan (13. September 1815 - 28. February 1887) was a Finnish clergyman and historian, the author of the first history of Finland written in Finnish.〔Charles Dudley Warner, ed., ''Library of the world's best literature'', vol. 43, 1896, (p.295 )〕 Cajan was born in Sotkamo, Finland and died in Piippola, Finland. Cajan's parents were Johann Cajan and Eva Elfving. After his exam he traveled to Lapland. During his studies, he got to know Elias Lönnrot, and he collected folklore with him. Cajan wrote about Finland's history (in the Finnish language) in the publication ''Mehiläinen'' 1839-40. He used writing names as J. F. Kainonen and J. F. Kajaani. His magnum opus is ''Suomen Historia, koetteeksi kerrottu lyhykäiset järjestyksessä''. Cajan wrote the first non-fiction literature in Finnish. In 1842 Cajan married Adolfina Augusta Tauler (died 1858). Cajan eventually suffered from mental illness. == References == * ''Facta'', 1 (1973) * Klinge, Matti, ''Idyll och hot'' (2000) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johan Cajan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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