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Vello
Vello is an Estonian masculine given name. People named Vello include: *Vello Asi (1927–2016), interior architect, graphic designer and professor * Vello Helk (1923–2014), Danish historian of Estonian origin *Vello Jürna (1959–2007), opera singer * Vello Kaaristo (1911–1965), cross-country skier * Vello Lään (born 1937), journalist * Vello Leito (born 1941), politician * Vello Lõugas (1937–1998), archaeologist *Vello Orumets (born 1941), singer * Vello Pähn (born 1958), conductor * Vello Pärnpuu (born 1973), wrestler * Vello Rummo (1921–2009), theatre director * Vello Saatpalu (1935–2013), engineer, politician and sport sailor * Vello Salo (1925–2019), clergyman, theologist, writer and translator * Vello Salum (1933–2015), Lutheran clergyman, Soviet dissident and politician *Vello Toomemets ( :et) (born 1954), musician and composer * (born 1951), Buddhist, artist and freedom fighter * (1923–2007), Soviet military commander * Vello Viisimaa (1928–1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Vinn
Vello Vinn (born 4 October 1939) is an Estonian Printmaking, printmaker. Life and work Vello Vinn was born in Sõrve Peninsula, Sõrve, Saaremaa on 4 October 1939. He studied English philology at the University of Tartu in 1959 to 1962, and art in the Estonian Academy of Arts from 1963 to 1968 where he graduated in the field of glass art. In 1968 he promptly ditched glass for print. His specialty became etching and drypoint. In the nineties he participated in the Estonian 'PARA'-Surrealist movement (Eller 1996; Kaevats 1998; Helme and Kangilaski 1999). The works of Vello Vinn form a noteworthy example of the oeuvre of an Estonian printmaker from the late 1960s and early 1970s, and they boast a holistic and emphatically unique image system. Vinn’s highly original visual world is grounded in his mastery of various printmaking techniques, delicate treatment of images and witty associations. The artist’s play with space and images, his ability to notice details and different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Viisimaa
Vello Viisimaa (1 January 1928 – 14 February 1991) was an Estonian opera singer and stage actor who appeared mostly in operettas. Biography Career Vello Viisimaa was born in Tallinn, Estonia, the son of opera singer Aarne Viisimaa and Hilda Marie Viisimaa (''née'' Hansen). He had one older brother, Uno Viisimaa. From 1944 to 1980 he worked at the Estonia Theatre, from 1944 to 1949, he was a theater actor and stage manager, and from 1950 to 1980 he was a soloist. He also performed with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.''Tallinna Jaani Kogudus, II pihtkonna III personaalraamat; 1919-1940'' ra.ee; accessed 21 December 2015. In addition to his stage roles, Viisimaa appeared in several popular Estonian television comedy films directed by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Orumets
Vello Orumets (28 June 1941 Viljandi – 26 May 2012 Tartu) was an Estonian singer. In 1960 he graduated from Estonian SSR State Philharmonic's stage studio. From In 1959–1962 he studied music pedagogy at the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute. From 1960 until 1977, he was a soloist for the band Laine Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine as a surname originates in Finland, where it is the seventh most common"Most common surnames" 
In total, he recorded eight solo albums.
Songs * "Miniseelik" * "Rannapiiga" * "Kui kõnnib mannekeen" * "Las mööduvad aastad ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santhara Vello
Santhara Segeran Vello (born 19 May 1972) is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1994 and 1998.ICC Trophy matches played by Santhara Vello at CricketArchive at CricketArchive Biography Born in Ipoh in 1972, Santhara Vello first played for Malaysia in the 1994 ICC Trophy in Nairobi, playing three games in the tournament. He next played in the 1997 ICC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. He made his List A cricket, List A debut in 1998, playing for Malaysia in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day comp ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Asi
Vello (Ergav-Vello) Asi (October 18, 1927 – November 20, 2016) was an Estonian interior architect, graphic designer and professor at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Together with Väino Tamm, he has been one of the most important interior architects and representer of modernist interiors in Estonia since the late 1950s. Youth and education Born in Vana-Saaluse village in Saaluse rural municipality, Võrumaa. Both his parents were from Võrumaa, mother was a farmer and father was a craftsman. Interest in arts started already in high school, where he began to design school wallpapers and leaflets. Even though his parents wanted him to continue studies in medicine at the University of Tartu, he decided to study interior architecture at the Estonian Academy of Arts. He graduated from Võru Secondary School No. 1 in 1948 and began studying at ERKI from the same year. A significant part of his university projects is made up of copying historic furniture drawingThey were mostly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Lään
Vello Lään (9 June 1937 – 12 June 2022) was an Estonian sport journalist, writer and radio broadcaster. Career In 1960 he graduated from . 1960–1975 he was an editor at the newspaper ''Põllumajanduse Akadeemia''. 1975–1991 he was the head of 's Tartu studio. 1991–2000 he was principal director of Tartu Radio.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Salo
Vello Salo (until 1945 Endel Vaher; 5 November 1925 Võisiku Parish, Viljandi County – 21 April 2019) was an Estonian Catholic cleric, essayist, translator. He was a notable promoter of Estonian literature in exile. By confession, he was a Catholic. During WW II, he joined with Finnish Infantry Regiment 200. In 1962, he established Estonian exile publishing house Maarjamaa. Since 1998, he was a member of Estonian Writers' Union. Since 2001, he was a priest for Pirita Monastery. In 2018, the documentary film was made about Salo's life. The film was titled as "Igapäevelu müstika" ('Vello Salo: The Mystery of Everyday Life'), directed by Jaan Tootsen. He was honorary alumnus of the Estonian Students' Society. eys.ee References {{DEFAULTSORT:Salo, Vello 1925 births 2019 deaths Estonian Christian clergy Estonian theologi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Kaaristo
Vello Kaaristo (before 1936 Vassili Krassikov; 17 March 1911 in Narva – 14 August 1965) was the first Estonian cross-country skier to compete in the Olympics. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the O ... he placed 30th in the 18 km event with the time of 1'25:11, and 23rd in the 50 km event with the time of 4'02:52. External linksVello Kaaristo's profileat Sports Reference 1911 births 1965 deaths Estonian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Estonia Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Narva 20th-century Estonian people {{Estonia-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Pähn
Vello Pähn (born 30 May 1958) is an Estonian conductor. Since 2012 he is the principal conductor and artistic director at the Estonian National Opera. In 2016 he received Estonian Music Council Estonian Music Council (abbreviation EMC, et, Eesti Muusikanõukogu) is an Estonian non-governmental organization which deals with questions related to Estonian music. For example, to enhance cooperation between Estonian and international music ...'s Prize under the category "Interpretation Prize". References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pahn, Vello Living people 1958 births Estonian conductors (music) Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni ... [...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] |
Vello Helk
Vello Helk (23 September 1923, in Varstu, Estonia – 14 March 2014) was an eminent Denmark, Danish historian of Estonians, Estonian origin. Helk was mobilized in the Germany, German army in 1944 and was forced to go to Germany. From there he fled to Denmark in 1945, where he attended the University of Århus from 1947, where he studied history, Latin and German. He concentrated on the history of Northern Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, and his main work was about the Norway, Norwegian Jesuit Laurentius Nicolai, who tried to re-catholicize Scandinavia. He also has written an extensive survey about the Jesuits in Tartu and had studied the history of Scandinavian students in Southern European universities from 1536 to 1864. He is also interested in Danish-Estonian contacts, especially in the 16th Century, and also during the Estonian War of Independence. Helk's main works are written in German or Danish and some of them are also translated to Estonian language, Estonian. Helk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Lõugas
Vello Lõugas (6 April 1937 Suure-Jaani – 21 May 1998 Tallinn) was an Estonian archaeologist.Eesti entsüklopeedia 14: Eesti elulood. Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus, 2000. Page 266 In 1961 he graduated from Tartu State University. In 1987 he was one of the founders of Estonian Heritage Society. Since 1995 he was the chief editor of the journal ''Austrvegr''. His main fields of research were burial mounds () and forthill Forthill is a cricket ground in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It has been used for cricket since, at the latest, 1884, when Forfarshire played Aberdeenshire there. Scotland first used the ground in 1913 when they played Northamptonshire. ...s. Awards * 1985: Estonian SSR State Prize Works * Leedu-eesti sõnaraamat. 1969 * Vestlusi eesti ja leedu keeles. 1971 * Toivo Kohv, R. Kärner, Vello Lõugas. Pirita jõgi. 1982 * Vello Lõugas, Jüri Selirand. Arheoloogiga Eestimaa teedel. 1977, 2nd edition 1989 * The archaeology of terror. 1991 * Kaali k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
