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'''Philip Henry Askeli''' (March 24, 1886 – March 13, 1962) was |
'''Philip Henry Askeli''' (March 24, 1886 – March 13, 1962) was a [[Finnish American]] [[draftsman]], [[labor activist]] and [[therapist]]. |
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Askeli was born |
Askeli was born on the island of [[Hailuoto]] in [[North Ostrobothnia]], [[Finland]];<ref name="who">{{cite book| title= Who's Who Among Finnish Americans | year= 1949 | pages= 12–13 | location= Fitchburg | publisher= Raivaaja Publishing Company}}</ref> his parents were John (Juho) Askeli Jr. (1861–1934) and Kaisa Stiina (née Kallsten; 1848–1923) from Hailuoto.<ref>[https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=23027&pnum=283 Hailuoto Communion Book 1891-1900, page 450.] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=23028&pnum=160 Hailuoto Children’s Book 1891-1900, page 450.] (in Finnish)</ref> He attended [[elementary school]] and moved to the United States in 1900.<ref name="Sulkanen">{{cite book| author= Elis Sulkanen | title= Amerikan suomalaisen työväenliikkeen historia | year= 1951 | pages= 486–487 | location= Fitchburg, Massachusetts | publisher= Amerikan Suomalainen Kansanvallan Liitto, Raivaaja Publishing Company | language = fi}}</ref> He studied at the Lockwood School of Art in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] from 1908 to 1909, the [[New York City|New York]] College of Art and Design from 1915 to 1916, and the [[Chicago]] Academy of Art in 1918. From 1916 to 1917 he worked for the ''[[Duluth News Tribune]]''.<ref name="who" /> |
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Askeli |
Askeli joined the labor movement at a young age.<ref name="Sulkanen" /> He worked as a journalist for ''[[Toveri]]'' from 1912 to 1915, as secretary general of the [[Finnish Socialist Federation|Finnish Socialist Federation of America]] from 1917 to 1922, and as a journalist for ''[[Työmies]]'' from 1924 to 1927<ref name="who" /> (and was the paper's editor until 1925).<ref>{{cite news |title=Finnish Editor Denies Reports |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107687514/henry-askeli-1886-1962/ |work=Kenosha News|date=October 1, 1925 |location=Kenosha, WI |page=2 |accessdate=August 16, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> From 1922 to 1923, Askeli worked in [[Petrozavodsk]], [[Karelia]]<ref>{{cite book| author= Auvo Kostiainen | title= The Forging of Finnish-American Communism 1917-1924 | year= 1978 | page= 166 | location= Turku | publisher= The Migration Institute}}</ref> and from 1927 to 1929 he headed the education department of the Co-operative Trading Association in [[Brooklyn]].<ref name="who" /> In the 1920s, Askeli belonged to the [[Communist Party USA|Communist Party of the United States]], from which he was expelled along with its opposition in 1928. He was later a member of the [[social democratic]] [[Finnish American League for Democracy]].<ref name="Sulkanen" /> |
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After his political career, Askeli worked as a [[physiotherapist]] in [[Boston]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]], and |
After his political career, Askeli worked as a [[physiotherapist]] in [[Boston]], [[Rhode Island]], and [[Hyannis, Massachusetts|Hyannis]], and he owned a clinic in [[West Yarmouth, Massachusetts]]. He received his doctorate in [[Naturopathy|natural medicine]] from [[Taylor University]] in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] in 1939. He also wrote works related to the field.<ref name="who" /><ref name="Sulkanen" /> |
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Askeli died in Hyannis, Massachusetts at age 76.<ref>''Albuquerque Journal'' (November 16, 1962), p. 107.</ref> |
Askeli died in Hyannis, Massachusetts at age 76.<ref>{{cite news |title=Philip Henry Askeli |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107687134/henry-askeli-1886-1962/ |work=Transcript-Telegram |date=November 14, 1962 |location=Holyoke, MA |page=2 |accessdate=August 16, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>''Albuquerque Journal'' (November 16, 1962), p. 107.</ref> |
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==Literal work== |
==Literal work== |
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* [https://www.marxists.org/archive/cannon/works/1925/askeli.htm James P. Cannon: ''Cannon Replies to Henry Askeli'' (8 August 1925)] at ''Marxists.org'' |
* [https://www.marxists.org/archive/cannon/works/1925/askeli.htm James P. Cannon: ''Cannon Replies to Henry Askeli'' (8 August 1925)] at ''Marxists.org'' |
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* [https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/henry-askeli-birth-1886-death-1962/5986787#biography Henry Askeli (1886 - 1962)] at ''Ancient Faces'' |
* [https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/henry-askeli-birth-1886-death-1962/5986787#biography Henry Askeli (1886 - 1962)] at ''Ancient Faces'' |
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Revision as of 18:34, 29 April 2024
Philip Henry Askeli (March 24, 1886 – March 13, 1962) was a Finnish American draftsman, labor activist and therapist.
Askeli was born on the island of Hailuoto in North Ostrobothnia, Finland;[1] his parents were John (Juho) Askeli Jr. (1861–1934) and Kaisa Stiina (née Kallsten; 1848–1923) from Hailuoto.[2][3] He attended elementary school and moved to the United States in 1900.[4] He studied at the Lockwood School of Art in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1908 to 1909, the New York College of Art and Design from 1915 to 1916, and the Chicago Academy of Art in 1918. From 1916 to 1917 he worked for the Duluth News Tribune.[1]
Askeli joined the labor movement at a young age.[4] He worked as a journalist for Toveri from 1912 to 1915, as secretary general of the Finnish Socialist Federation of America from 1917 to 1922, and as a journalist for Työmies from 1924 to 1927[1] (and was the paper's editor until 1925).[5] From 1922 to 1923, Askeli worked in Petrozavodsk, Karelia[6] and from 1927 to 1929 he headed the education department of the Co-operative Trading Association in Brooklyn.[1] In the 1920s, Askeli belonged to the Communist Party of the United States, from which he was expelled along with its opposition in 1928. He was later a member of the social democratic Finnish American League for Democracy.[4]
After his political career, Askeli worked as a physiotherapist in Boston, Rhode Island, and Hyannis, and he owned a clinic in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts. He received his doctorate in natural medicine from Taylor University in Chattanooga in 1939. He also wrote works related to the field.[1][4]
Askeli died in Hyannis, Massachusetts at age 76.[7][8]
Literal work
- Kaskuja 1. Astoria: s.n., 1915. (in Finnish)
- Syökäämme oikein: johdatus ravintotieteeseen. Fitchburg: Raivaaja kustannusyhtiö, 1933. (in Finnish)
- Yksi päivä kuluttajan elämässä: kolmiosainen osuustoiminnallinen kuvaelma. Fitchburg: Raivaaja Pub. Co, 1936. (in Finnish)
- How to know yourself; ninety days to good health. Philadelphia: Dorrance, 1960.
References
- ^ a b c d e Who's Who Among Finnish Americans. Fitchburg: Raivaaja Publishing Company. 1949. pp. 12–13.
- ^ Hailuoto Communion Book 1891-1900, page 450. (in Finnish)
- ^ Hailuoto Children’s Book 1891-1900, page 450. (in Finnish)
- ^ a b c d Elis Sulkanen (1951). Amerikan suomalaisen työväenliikkeen historia (in Finnish). Fitchburg, Massachusetts: Amerikan Suomalainen Kansanvallan Liitto, Raivaaja Publishing Company. pp. 486–487.
- ^ "Finnish Editor Denies Reports". Kenosha News. Kenosha, WI. October 1, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved August 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Auvo Kostiainen (1978). The Forging of Finnish-American Communism 1917-1924. Turku: The Migration Institute. p. 166.
- ^ "Philip Henry Askeli". Transcript-Telegram. Holyoke, MA. November 14, 1962. p. 2. Retrieved August 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Albuquerque Journal (November 16, 1962), p. 107.
External links
- James P. Cannon: Cannon Replies to Henry Askeli (8 August 1925) at Marxists.org
- Henry Askeli (1886 - 1962) at Ancient Faces