Johan Otto Wilhelm Wrede (born 18 October 1935) is a Finnish literary historian.
He earned his doctorate in 1965 and worked for three years for the Humanist Commission.
In 1968 he became a docent of Swedish literature at the University of Helsinki, advancing to professor in 1969 and serving until 1995.
[1] Wrede served as vice prorector of the University of Helsinki from 1983 to 1989, and was a board member of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland from 1967 to 2000, the last eight years as chairman.
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