Lilius family

Lilius is a Finnish family that descend from the bailiff Hans Rainenius (b. 1540), who lived in Satakunta. His son Vicar Henrik Rainenius-Lilius (1590–1657) together with his three sons where the first to adopt the surname Lilius.

Notable members

• Henrik Lilius (1683–1745), Finnish poet
• Johan Lilius (1724–1803), Justice of the Hovrätt and founding member, with Henrik Gabriel Porthan, of the Aurora Society
• Frans Hugo Lilius (1860–1936), Finnish senator, Minister of Justice
• Frans Oskar Lilius (1871–1928), Finnish senator
• Albert Lilius (1873–1947), Finnish professor of psychology at Helsinki University, pioneer in developmental psychology
• Aleko Lilius (1890–1977), Finnish adventurer and author
• Carl-Gustaf Lilius (1928–1998), Finnish painter, sculptor and author, married to Irmelin Sandman Lilius
• Henrik Lilius, (1939-) professor of art history at Helsinki University, professor of architectural history at Helsinki University of Technology and former head of The National Board of Antiquities
• Mikael Lilius (1949-), former president and CEO of the Finnish energy company Fortum http://original.britannica.com/eb/topic-1101783/Mikael-Lilius

See also

• The National Biography of Finland
• Swedish-speaking Finns

References