Jaan Oks

	Jaan Oks Jaan Oks (1884 in Ratla, Pärsamaa Parish, Saare County – 1918) was an Estonian writer and poet. In 1908 he moved to Samara Governorate to teach the local Estonian community's children. There he was also a sacrist. In 1911, he was dismissed from his job. During the 1910s, he was homeless. In 1912, he was transported to Saare County as a prisoner. Oks died in 1918 due to bone tuberculosis. Works * 1918: prose "Tume inimeselaps" ('A Dark Child of Man') * 2003: collection (30-40 poems) "Otsija metsas" ('The Seeker in the Forest') * 2004: collection "Orjapojad" ('Sons of Slaves') References {{DEFAULTSORT:Oks, Jaan 1884 births 1918 deaths 20th-century Estonian writers 20th-century Estonian poets Estonian male poets 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ratla Ratla is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, on the island of Saaremaa Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Leisi Parish. References Villages in Saare County {{Saare-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Saare County Saare County ( et, Saare maakond or ''Saaremaa''; la, Oesel; german: Ösel; sv, Ösel) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and Vilsandi. The county borders Lääne County to the east, Hiiu County to the north, and Latvia to the south. In January 2013 Saare County had a population of 30,966, which was 2.4% of the population of Estonia. Municipalities The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 rural municipalities ( et, vallad – parishes) in Saare County. Geography The largest islands of the county are Saaremaa, Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and Vilsandi. Arable land is and it has a mild maritime climate. The mean annual air temperature is and the mean annual precipitation is . Religious affiliations The main religious affiliations are Lutheran, Orthodox and Baptist, but only 33.6% consider themselves religious. Ancient Saare county (Oese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]