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The article says:

Castren was born at Tervola, in the parish of Kemi in Finland, on the 20th of November (December 2, 1813). 

Does anybody know which is right? Was there a different Finnish calendar or something? Maybe he was a born-again Christian? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 143.238.244.181 (talkcontribs) 07:47, October 19, 2005 (UTC)

The difference between the Finnish calendar (Gregorian) and the Russian calendar (Julian) was two weeks. Hence, 20th Nov (Russian) is 2nd Dec (Finnish). Finland was a part of the Russian Empire between 1809-1917.128.214.100.224 (talk) 18:46, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Year of his death

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New International Encyclopedia claims that he "...died May 7, 1852, from exhaustion - a martyr to science."

He has traveled "...as far east as China and as far north as the Arctic Ocean." Superslum 12:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC) * This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainGilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[reply]