Lauri Pihkala
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 43 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 5,1888 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Pihtipudas |
| Finland | |
| Date of died | May 20,1981 |
| Died | Helsinki |
| Finland | |
| Height | 179 (cm) |
| Weight | 79 (kg) |
| Job | Inventor |
| Parents | Alma Maria Nordlund |
| Education | University of Helsinki |
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| ID | 2536047 |
Lauri Pihkala Life story
Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball. In 1969 he became one of the first persons to receive an honorary doctorate in Sport Sciences from the University of Jyväskylä, together with president Urho Kekkonen and Professor Kaarina Kari.
