caption death_date death_place birth_place notableworks birth_date language image article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
yrjö kokko 6 september 1977 helsinki , finland sortavala , finland '' pessi and illusia '' 16 october 1903 finnish yrjokokko.jpg yrjö kokko
 yrjö olavi samuli kokko veterinarian university of veterinary medicine vienna
yrjö kokko

yrjö olavi samuli kokko -lrb- 16 october 1903 , sortavala -- 6 september 1977 , helsinki -rrb- was finnish veterinarian and writer .
his was married to dentist aune ilus .
he is most notable for his fairy tale pessi and illusia and initiating conservation work for whooper swan in finland .
in the 50s he became upset , because new time and new lifestyle came to lapland .
he was awarded with pro finlandia medal in 1956 .
yrjö kokko illustrated several of his books with nature photographs taken by himself .
