Thomas Warburton (writer)

Thomas Warburton (4 March 1918 in Vaasa – 18 December 2016 in Helsinki[1][2]) was a Finnish writer, translator, and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1997.

[4] He "translated two works from Swedish and also translated four of Tove Jansson's Moomin books into English – he was Jansson's publisher.

"[5][6] He also translated The Exploits of Moominpappa (1952), Moominsummer Madness (1955), Moominland Midwinter (1957), Tales from Moominvalley (1962) from Swedish to English.

His start "was a subeditor and general handyman at Schildts publishers in Helsinki"[7] and eventually became an editor and director.

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