Harri Holma

About Harri Holma

Birth

1886

Death

1954

Harri Gustaf Holma was a Finnish diplomat and assyriologist.

Harri Holma was a prominent Finnish orientalist born in the historic city of Hämeenlinna.

His career spanned multiple roles, including Assyriologist, diplomat, and university professor.

He is renowned for his fundamental work on the names of body parts in the Assyrian-Babylonian language.

His academic work focused on the in-depth study of cuneiform inscriptions and the Akkadian language.

Interestingly, he was born and passed away on the same day of the year, April 14th, marking a complete life cycle.