Antti Amatus Aarne (5 December 1867 – 2 February 1925) was a Finnish folklorist. Aarne was a student of Kaarle Krohn, the son of the folklorist Julius Krohn.

Antti Aarne was a student of Julius Krohn and his son Kaarle Krohn. Aarne developed the historic-geographic method of comparative folkloristics, and developed the initial version of what became the Aarne–Thompson tale type index for classifying folktales, first published in 1910 as Verzeichnis der Märchentypen ("List of Fairy Tale Types"). [1]

Jan 31, 2025 · The Finnish scholar, Antti Aarne, compiled the first major tale-type index in 1910. The work was limited to European tales and was later expanded by, first, Stith Thompson, and, then, Hans-Jörg Uther. Stith Thompson translated and expanded Aarne’s tale-type index.

Antti Aarne’s path to becoming an internationally renowned folklorist was not quite the stuff of fairy tales. Aarne was born into a working class family, the son of a blacksmith. His father died young and his mother passed away during Aarne’s school days.

The Aarne-Thompson Classification System is a pivotal tool in the study of folktales and mythologies, developed initially by Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne and later expanded by American scholar Stith Thompson. This system categorizes tales and motifs based on their narrative content, serving as a global index for folklore research.

Oct 15, 2015 · Antti Aarne remains one of Finland’s best known folklorists abroad. Aarne’s research at the beginning of the 20th century still forms the basis for folklore studies, and it has attracted much comment over the course of a century.

It was shown that Aarne in his original classification had proceeded primarily from the practical necessity of arranging the great Finnish collections of tales, and that his classification had also covered the countries of northern Europe reasonably well.

Antti Aarne remains one of Finland’s best known folklorists abroad. Aarne’s research at the beginning of the 20th century still forms the basis for folklore studies, and it has attracted much comment over the course of a century.

Jan 28, 2025 · Finnish folklorist. Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1930. This author died in 1925, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 99 years or less.

Antti Amatus Aarne (alk. Limnell; 5. joulukuuta 1867 Pori – 5. helmikuuta 1925 Helsinki) oli suomalainen kansanrunouden tutkija ja professori. [1. Elämä ja ura Aarnen vanhemmat olivat seppämestari Johan Limnell ja Maria ...