Emil Hasselblatt
1874–1954
Biography
Emil Hasselblatt was a Finland-Swedish critic and translator who lived from 1874 to 1954. He was born in Uleåborg (Oulu) and died in Helsinki. He matriculated in 1893 and took his master's degree in philosophy in 1897. From 1894 he worked at the library of the University of Helsinki, becoming an amanuensis in 1907 and an assistant in 1918. He was also a theatre critic for the journal Finsk Tidskrift from 1898 to 1903, and he belonged to its editorial board.
His writing was mostly criticism. Essays on mainly Swedish and Norwegian fiction of his own time appeared in Finsk Tidskrift, Euterpe and Nya Argus, and in 1918 many of them were gathered as Dikt och diktare, which means poetry and poets. The collection includes studies of the Swedish writer Oscar Levertin and the Norwegian poet Sigbjørn Obstfelder. He was also active in Finland-Swedish cultural life, serving on the board of the Swedish Literature Society in Finland and as vice chairman of the Finland-Swedish writers' association.
The site holds Herr Corpwieth, gentleman-detektiv, whose title names a gentleman detective. The catalogue credits the book to him together with two other names, so the credit may cover a joint or translated edition. The catalogue record is the place to check who did what.
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Books
Herr Corpwieth, gentleman-detektiv
by Emil Hasselblatt and Olaf Homén and Henning Söderhjelm
Herr Corpwieth, gentleman detective, and his faithful companion solve cases in Helsinki around 1913, starting with strange goings-on at the university library. Three Finland-Swedish authors wrote these affectionate parodies of Sherlock Holmes, full of disguises, deductions and…
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