Ella Kivikoski
Archaeologist Ella kivikoski on a dig 1953
Born(1901-05-25)25 May 1901
Tammela, Finland
Died27 July 1990(1990-07-27) (aged 89)
Helsinki
NationalityFinnish
Occupation(s)archeologist, professor
Notable workFirst female PhD in Archaeology of Finland

Ella Margareta Kivikoski (25 May 1901 in Tammela – 27 July 1990) was the first Finnish female to earn a doctorate in archaeology in Finland.[1] In 1931, she studied at the Baltic Institute in Stockholm and developed a scholarly working relationship with the Estonian archaeologist Harri Moora.[2] She was a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Helsinki from 1948 until 1969, specializing in both Finnish and Nordic archaeology.[1] Her specialty was the Finnish Iron Age.[3]

Selected works

  • Die Eisenzeit in Auraflussgebiet. (Thesis/dissertation, 1939.) (Translations in Finnish, English and German.)
  • Suomen historiallinen bibliografia 1901-1925: Finsk historisk bibliografi: Bibliographie historique finlandaise: I-II. (1 vol.) (with Aarno Maliniemi) Helsinki: Suomen historiallinen seura, (1940) (in Finnish)
  • Strena archaeologica (with Aaarne Michael) Helsinki: Puromies, (1945) (in Finnish)
  • Suomen rautakauden kuvasto, Vol 1 Porvoo: W. Söderström, (1947) (in Finnish)
  • Suomen rautakauden kuvasto, Vol 2 Porvoo: W. Söderström, (1951) (in Finnish)
  • Carolla Archaeologica in Honorem C.A. Nordmann (with C A Nordmann) Helsinki: Puromiehen Kirjapaino, (1952) (in Finnish)
  • Suomen historia 1: Suomen esihistoria (with Jalmari Jaakkola) Helsinki: W. Söderström, (1958) (in Finnish)
  • Suomen historia. Osa 1, Suomen esihistoria (with Jalmari Jaakkola) Porvoo: WSOY, (1961) (in Finnish)
  • Suomen arkeologinen bibliografia 1951-1960 = Die archäologische Bibliographie Finnlands 1951-1960 Helsinki: [s.n.], (1962) (in Finnish)
  • Finlands förhistoria (Suomen esihistoria, schwed.) Helsinki: O. Weilin & Göös, (1964) (Translations in Finnish, English, German and Swedish)
  • Suomen kiinteät muinaisjäänökset Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, (1966) Finnish

References

  1. 1 2 "Ella Kivikoski". Helsinki (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Vetenskapskvinnor. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Salminen, Timo (2012). "Harri Moora, Ella Kivikoski and Scandinavia" (PDF). Fornvännen. Stockholm, Sweden. 107: 96–111. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kivikoski, Ella (1901–1990)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Biografiakeskus, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2015.


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