Keijo Virtanen
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Keijo Aarre Virtanen | |
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 Keijo Virtanen in 2010 | |
| Born | August 28, 1945 Naantali, Finland |
| Occupation | Historian |
Keijo Aarre Virtanen (born 28 August 1945 in Naantali) is a Finnish historian, PhD 1980. In 1970 Virtanen was affiliated with the University of Turku, where he became professor 1990 in cultural history. He served as the Rector of the University of Turku in 1997–2012.[1]
Virtanen has focused on the spread of American culture and the cultural exchange between the European and American cultures, which has resulted in a doctoral dissertation Settlement or return (1979), where the return of Finnish emigrants from America is studied. He has published widely on migration history and ethnicity, U.S. and Canadian history and society, European integration processes, methodology of history, and university and science policies.[2]
- 2001 Honorary degree of Doctor from Klaipėda University (Lithuania).
- 2003 Honorary degree of Doctor from Tartu University (Estonia).
- 2016 Honorary degree of Doctor from Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Canada).
- Decorations: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland, as well as decorations from Estonia, Italy and Russia
