Osmo Hänninen

Osmo Hänninen (2009).

Hänninen Osmo Otto Päiviö, (born 30 April 1939 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish scientist and physiologist, a non-fiction writer, opinion-maker, a supporter of the folk medicine, culture and a humanist. He served as rector of the University of Kuopio, 1981–1984, Vice Rector 1973-78, and was appointed to the first permanent professor post of the university as the Professor of Physiology and acted as the head of the institute 1972-2004. Hänninen also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Turku and the University of Joensuu, (1967–2004 and 1981–2004) and research professor of the Academy of Finland 1980-81.^[1]

He has published more than 400 scientific journal articles in physiology, toxicology, biochemistry, sports medicine, environmental sciences and pharmacology and numerous textbooks and books of cultural history in Finnish, English, Swedish and Estonian. The most noteworthy of the text books is the one on human physiology and anatomy (in Finnish),^[2] which in 2014 becomes the oldest continuously used textbook in Finland. In 2009 he won the Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers's price for textbook writers.^[3]

See also

Veijo Martikainen, 2009. Viikon vieraana Osmo Hänninen. Kuopion kaupunki, Verkkotoimitus. (in Finnish) (linked 24.11.2009)

WorldCat -search on Osmo Hänninen's works (linked 24.11.2009)

Google Books -search on Osmo Hänninen's works (linked 24.11.2009)

References

1. ^ Ellonen (toim.), 2008. Suomen professorit 1640-2007 (in Finnish). Gummerus, Jyväskylä. 928 sivua. ISBN 978-952-99281-1-8.
2. ^ Nienstedt W, Hänninen O, Arstila A, Björkqvist S-E. Ihmisen fysiologia ja anatomia (in Finnish). WSOY, Porvoo, Helsinki, Finland, 2009, 18th edition, 654 pp. ISBN 978-951-0-35826-9 (sid.)
3. ^ Suomen tietokirjailijat: Oppikirjailijapalkinnot (in Finnish) linked 1.10.2009

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Name	Hanninen, Osmo
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Date of birth	30 April 1939
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