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Old St. John's Cemetery
The Old St. John's Cemetery ( et, Vana-Jaani kalmistu) lies in the southeastern part of Raadi Cemetery in Tartu, Estonia. It was entered into the National Register of Cultural Monuments on 23 May 1997. Following a ukase of Russian Empress Catherine II forbidding burials in churches, Vana-Jaani Cemetery was founded in 1773 under the ownership of St. John's Church, and formally opened on 5 November that year. It served as the burial location for St. John's German and Estonian congregations and the Tartu Russian church. However, its name dates to the foundation of the New St. John's Cemetery in Puiestee Street. There are several buildings of historical value in the cemetery: the family chapel of Mayor Jacob Friedrich Teller, the Rauch-Seidlitz chapel, and the Carl Klein chapel. Notable burials *Aleksander Adojaan *Villem Alttoa *Betti Alver, Estonian poet, 1906 – 1999 *Endel Ani *Ülo Arend *Paul Ariste, Estonian linguist, 1905 – 1990 *Lauri Aus, Estonian professional cycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz ( – ) was a Baltic German painter, primarily of portraits. Biography She was the daughter of the painter August Matthias Hagen; born while her parents were on a painting excursion. She displayed an early interest in drawing, so her father wasted no time in giving her lessons. After graduating from the public schools, she enrolled at the University of Dorpat (now University of Tartu), where she was soon attracted to portrait painting. After graduating, she received a grant to study in Germany. She began with Friedrich Gonne in Dresden, then went to Munich, obtaining a position in the workshops of Moritz Rugendas.Brief biography from the University of Tartu Library. Three years later, she returned to Tartu and received another grant from Tsar [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juri Lotman
Juri Lotman (russian: Ю́рий Миха́йлович Ло́тман; 28 February 1922 – 28 October 1993) was a prominent Russian-Estonian literary scholar, semiotician, and historian of Russian culture, who worked at the University of Tartu. He was elected a member of the British Academy (1977), Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (1987), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1989) and Estonian Academy of Sciences (1990). He was a founder of the Tartu–Moscow Semiotic School. The number of his printed works exceeds 800 titles. His archive (which is now kept at the University of Tallinn and at the Tartu University Library) which includes his correspondence with a number of Russian and Western intellectuals, is immense. Biography Juri Lotman was born in the Jewish intellectual family of lawyer Mikhail Lotman and Sorbonne-educated dentist Aleksandra Lotman in Petrograd, Russia. His elder sister Inna Obraztsova graduated from Leningrad Conservatory and became a composer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Lind
Artur Lind (6 April 1927, Vändra – 30 November 1989, Tartu) was an Estonian biologist and is considered to be the founder of molecular biology in Estonia. Lind studied to be a surgeon at the University of Tartu. Due to an allergic reaction to analgesics used at the time, he was unable to continue working as a surgeon and moved to the faculty of biochemistry instead. He is credited with the discovery of 5S ribosomal RNA. His remains are buried in Vana-Jaani cemetery in Tartu. The Sepapaja 6 office building in Ülemiste City Ülemiste City is a business park in Tallinn, Estonia, on the territory of the former factory complex Dvigatel in Ülemiste neighbourhood. It is situated between Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, shopping centre Ülemiste Keskus and the Ülemiste ... is named after Artur Lind. References Estonian biologists 1927 births 1989 deaths Molecular biologists Estonian surgeons People from Vändra University of Tartu alumni 20th-century surgeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valter Külvet
Valter Külvet (19 February 1964 – 2 July 1998) was an Estonian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union. He died due to injuries received from a beating while being robbed. He won a gold medal at the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 1985 Summer Universiade The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan. Mascot The mascot of the Kobe Universiade, "Unitan", designed by Osamu Tezuka, is a red-crested white crane, symbolic of Japan and a good omen. .... References 1964 births 1998 deaths People from Mulgi Parish Estonian decathletes Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Deaths by beating in Europe FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Soviet decathletes Soviet Athletics C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigori Kuzmin
Grigori Kuzmin (8 April 1917 – 22 April 1988) was an Estonian astronomer, who worked mainly in the field of stellar dynamics. Life and career Grigori Kuzmin was born in 1917 in Viipuri, part of the Grand Duchy of Finland. His family was Russian. In 1924 they moved to Tallinn, Estonia, where Kuzmin attended school. Although his mother tongue was Russian, and he had learned to speak Finnish during childhood, after moving to Estonia, Estonian became his primary language. Kuzmin graduated cum laude from the University of Tartu in 1940. See also *Tartu Observatory The Tartu Observatory ( et, Tartu Observatoorium) is the largest astronomical observatory in Estonia. On 1 January 2018, Tartu Observatory was joined again to the University of Tartu, and the observatory is now an institute of the university. I ... References External linksNASA ADS search for G. Kuzmin works {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuzmin, Grigori 1917 births 1988 deaths Estonian astronomers University of Tartu alumn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eerik Kumari
Eerik Kumari born Erik Mathias Sits (7 March 1912 – 8 January 1984) was a biologist, and pioneer of ornithology and nature conservation in Estonia. He was born in Kirbla, Lihula Parish. He was a director of the Institute of Zoology and Botany at the Estonian Academy of Sciences during 1952–1977. He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1954–1964. The Eerik Kumari Award Eerik Kumari Award () is an award given since 1989 to those who have excelled in bioscience in Estonia. It is named after Eerik Kumari (1912–1984), who was chairman of the National Conservation Committee of the Estonian Academy of Sciences fro ... was established in 1989 in his name to honor those who have excelled in biology in Estonia. References Eerik Kumari memorial collection Estonian ornithologists University of Tartu alumni 1912 births 1984 deaths People from Lääneranna Parish Members of the Estonian Academy of Sciences 20th-century Estonian scientists Estonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olevi Kull
Olevi Kull (22 June 1955, in Rakvere – 31 January 2007, in Tartu) was an Estonian professor at the University of Tartu known for his contribution to ecology. Following his death, a memorial fund was established by donations in his memory, which provides travel stipends to students in the fields of plant ecophysiology, forest ecology and ecosystem ecology. Biosemiotician Kalevi Kull is his older brother.Püttsepp, Juhani (ed.) 2015. ''Ecologist Olevi Kull: May Good People have it Good...''. Tartu: University of Tartu Press. Selected publications * Kull, K.; Kull, O. 1989. ''Dinamicheskoe modelirovanie rosta derev’ev'Dynamic Modelling of Tree Growth(Scripta Botanica 5.) Tallinn: Valgus, 232 pp. (in Russian). *Kull, Olevi; Jarvis, Paul G. 1995. The role of nitrogen in a simple scheme to scale-up photosynthesis from leaf to canopy. ''Plant, Cell and Environment'' 18(10): 1174–1182. *Kull, Olevi; Kruijt, B. 1998. Leaf photosynthetic light response: a mechanistic model for sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Kudu
Fred Kudu (4 January 1917 Pärnu – 29 September 1988 Tartu) was an Estonian track and field athlete, coach and sport pedagogue. In 1940 he graduated from the University of Tartu. In 1939 he was Estonian champion in long jump. 1941-1943 he participated in WW II, fighting in Red Army. He was one of the founder of the University of Tartu's Faculty of Physical Education ( et, Tartu Ülikooli kehakultuuriteaduskond). He was also one of the key persons to establish sport facilities, including Tartu University stadium, Kääriku Sports Centre. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education of the University of Tartu during various tenures: from 1944 until 1950, from 1952 until 1957, and form 1960 until 1965. He was Head of the Athletics Department from 1944 until 1950 and again, from 1951 until 1973. He was the head coach of the Soviet Union's multisport race team and coach of the Olympic team at five Olympic Games. Notable students: Mykola Avilov, Heino Lipp, Rein Aun, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald ( – ) was an Estonian writer who is considered to be the father of the national literature for the country. He is the author of Estonian national epic ''Kalevipoeg''. Life Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald's parents were serfs at the Jömper estate, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire (in present-day Jõepere, Lääne-Viru County). His father Juhan worked as a shoemaker and granary keeper and his mother Anne was a chambermaid. After liberation from serfdom in 1815, the family was able to send their son to school at the Wesenberg (present-day Rakvere) district school. In 1820, he graduated from secondary school in Dorpat (present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia) and worked as an elementary school teacher. In 1833, Kreutzwald graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Imperial University of Dorpat. Kreutzwald married Marie Elisabeth Saedler on 18 August the same year. From 1833 to 1877, he worked as the municipal physician in Werro (prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Wilhelm Krause (architect)
Johann Wilhelm Krause (19 June 1757 – 22 August 1828) was a Baltic German architect. His most notable work was the designing of main building of Tartu University. He was born in Dittmannsdorf, Germany. Before 1787 he was in the military service of England. In 1787 he came to Livonia and started to work as a home teacher. In 1803 he was chosen to the professor at the University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest .... During the Tartu period he designed several buildings in Tartu. He died in Tartu. Works * 1803-1809 main building of Tartu University * Old Anatomical Theatre (1803–1805 its central part, and 1825–1827 its wings) * 1804-1807 restructuring of the ruins of Tartu Cathedral into the Tartu University Library. References Further reading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Kask
Arnold Kask (10 August 1902, Pärnu – 30 July 1994, Tartu) was an Estonian linguist. In 1928 he graduated from the University of Tartu. Since 1944 he taught at the University of Tartu. In 1944 and from 1968 to 1982, he was the chairman of . Since 1961 he was a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences Founded in 1938, the Estonian Academy of Sciences ( et, Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia) is Estonia's national academy of science in Tallinn. As with other national academies, it is an independent group of well-known scientists whose stated aim is to .... His main fields of research were Estonian dialects, Estonian literary language and its history. Awards *Soviet Estonian Prize (1959) *Meritorious Scientist of the Estonian SSR (1985) *Estonian SSR State Prize (1985) Works * J. V. Veski ja eesti oskussõnastikud 3–5 (1938) * Eesti keel ja selle arenemine (1946) * Lühike ülevaade eesti keelest ja selle arenemisest (1949) * Eesti murrete kujunemisest ja rühmitusest // Eesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
