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Ivar August Heikel (16 January 1861 – 8 October 1952) was a Finnish Philology and intellectual historian. He was the nephew of priest and educator Henrik Heikel. He was also the cousin of gymnastics teacher Viktor Heikel, educator Anna Heikel, banker and politician Felix Heikel, and ethnographer Axel Heikel as well as maternal grandfather to sociologist Erik Allardt.
Heikel was born in 1861 in Nykarleby, Finland to pastor August Heikel and Aurora Emilia née von Knorring and had seven siblings. Heikel became associate professor (docent) of Classical Philology at the University of Helsinki in 1885 and was professor of Greek Literature between 1888 and 1926. He was rector of the university from 1907–1911 and 1920–1922.
In his extensive writings he dealt mainly with ancient subjects. He developed a particular interest in early Christian scholar Eusebius. As emeritus, he devoted himself to translation work as well as translating Eusebius' Church History into Swedish and Finnish.L. Arvi P. Poijärvi, Ilmari Havu, Mauno Jääskeläinen (eds.): Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja). Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista 1950, p. 164. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 1949.
He was a member of the clergy (see: Estates of the Realm) as a representative of the university at the last two Diets of Finland.
Heikel died in 1952 in Helsinki.
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