Jean Boldt

Johan Carl Emil (Jean) Boldt (19 April 1865 – 16 May 1920[1]) was a Finnish lawyer and journalist, who was known as a theosophist and anarchist.

In 1900, Boldt and Pekka Ervast established the shortly-lived theosophic magazine Uusi Aika (The New Age).

At the same time, the tolstoyan anarchist Arvid Järnefelt kept meetings in the cathedral as well as several other Helsinki churches.

After an 18-hour siege, the militia stormed the church and arrested Boldt, which caused riots at the next Senate Square.

His literary work includes a collection of Swedish-language poetry and pamphlets on prostitution, militarism and animal protection.