Hjalmar Magnus Eklund

Hjalmar Magnus Eklund (12 January 1880 – 10 June 1937) was the first Finnish expert in mathematical logic and philosophy and also a pioneer in the Ido language.

Logiska undersökningar” (1916), and “Über Mengen, die Elemente ihrer selbst sind” (1918).

The members of the Vienna Circle, Rudolf Carnap, Moritz Schlick, and Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy was familiar to him.

In 1906, he was involved in founding the Student Association Prometheusta and later became a member of the Committee of statehood, freedom of religion.

In the 1918 Finnish Civil War, Eklund was imprisoned for participation in the rebellion, but he was released in November 1918.