Dr. Antti Matikkala

Arms: Azure a pale Vair between six plates two, two and two.

Antti Matikkala, the well known Finnish heraldist born in 1979, he died suddenly
on 14 January 2019 at age 40, leaving a young family behind. He was a member of the International Academy of Heraldry, and has published much in Finnish and also in English including the book : “The Orders of Knighthood and the Formation of the British Honours System 1660-1760”. He will be sorely missed.

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