Matti Pohto, born 7 March 1817 in Isokyrö, in Finland, died 30 July 1857 in Vyborg, formerly part of Finland, was a Finnish bookbinder and book collector.[1] Pohto was an uneducated man of peasant stock who is known for his collection that saved a significantly large number of pre-19th century Finnish literature.[2][3]
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- ^ Pitkäranta, Inkeri (2008). "Books as a Passion; book collectors from the 1600s to the present day". The National Library of Finland Bulletin. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Juutalainen, Tero (7 May 2015). "The Man Behind the National Bibliography of Finland". 375 Humanists. University of Helsinki. Retrieved 6 September 2017.