Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen

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Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (10 December 1830, Vaasa - 13 November 1903, Helsinki) was a freiherr, senator, professor, historian, politician and the chairman of the Finnish Party after Johan Vilhelm Snellman. He was a central figure in the fennoman movement. His original name was Georg Zakarias Forsman and his family from his fathers side originated from Sweden. He later fennicized his name to Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen.

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