User talk:Wirkman

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Greetings. My name is Wirkman Virkkala. Both names are of Finnish origin, the former appearing in my father's family tree from the 1540s, apparently the Friesian version of what became the family name. My most famous relatives are the late Tapio Wirkkala, one of Finland's most famous designers, and my great uncle Oscar, an inventor of logging machinery and equipment.

I am by profession an editor. I've written a number of articles, chiefly for libertarian periodicals, one of which has been linked to (by someone else) in the Paleolibertarian article on Wikipedia.

My interests and knowledge range from literature and music to philosophy and economics, with huge and obscure chunks of history to go with these interests. I have contributed to the Francis Marion Crawford and James Branch Cabell entries, and have, as of this writing, written one new article, on Crawford's excellent novel Saracinesca. I hope to add new articles on a number of inventors, artists, writers, philosophers, social scientists, and political activists in the weeks and months to come.