Anneli Aejmelaeus
Finnish academic (1948–2025)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anneli Pirjo Marjukka Aejmelaeus (née Halonen; 18 September 1948 – 18 November 2025) was a Finnish academic who was professor emerita of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Culture and Literature in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki, and was the vice-director of the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence "Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions".[1] Before this, she held from 1991 to 2009 the position of Professor of Old Testament and Septuagint Research in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Göttingen.[2] In addition, from 1993 to 2000, Aejmelaeus was the Director of the research institute "Septuaginta-Unternehmen" at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities.[3] Aejmelaeus was born in Mikkeli on 18 September 1948,[4][3] and died in Järvenpää on 18 November 2025, at the age of 77.[5]
Anneli Aejmelaeus | |
|---|---|
Aejmelaeus giving a presentation | |
| Born | 18 September 1948 Mikkeli, Finland |
| Died | 18 November 2025 (aged 77) Järvenpää, Finland |
| Citizenship | Finnish |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
Books
- Parataxis in the Septuagint: a study of the renderings of the Hebrew coordinate clauses in the Greek Pentateuch. Helsinki: Suomen Tiedeakatemia. (ISBN 951-41-0441-2).
- On the trail of the Septuagint translators: collected essays. Leuven: Peeters, 2007. (ISBN 978-90-429-1939-6).
- Täyttä hepreaa: johdatus Vanhan testamentin hepreaan. Helsinki: Kirjapaja, 2007. (ISBN 978-951-607-599-3).
