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Veljesto
Veljesto (or EYS "Veljesto", EYS Veljesto) is an association of Estonian university students, founded 24 February 1920 at Tartu in Estonia. History The society was founded by students who left the Estonian Students' Society. Among its more famous members are August Annist, Oskar Loorits, Harri Moora,Juhani Püttsepp, 'Harri Moora hoolis Tartu ülikoolist, mitte akadeemikutiitlist Tallinnas, ''Postimees'', 3 March 2000, http://arhiiv2.postimees.ee:8080/leht/00/03/03/tartu/uudised.htm#esimene. Julius Mägiste, Ants Oras and Albert Kivikas. Notable members * Johannes Aavik * August Annist * Paul Ariste * * * * Tiit Hennoste * Klaarika Kaldjärv * Jaak Kangilaski * * * Bernard Kangro * Albert Kivikas * * * Alfred Koort * Janika Kronberg * Mart Kuldkepp * * * Marju Lauristin * * Harry Liivrand * * Timo Maran * Aksel Mark * Heinrich Mark * Harri Moora * * Pent Nurmekund * Ants Oras * * Lauri Pilter * Aare Pilv * Linnar Priimägi * Karl Ristikivi * Elmar Salumaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Tarand
Helmut(h) Tarand (until 1935; Helmuth Takenberg; 8 October 1911 – 1 November 1987) was an Estonian poet, philologist, philosopher and cultural figure. He used also pseudonyms Annus Rävälä and Aili Helm (with Hilja Rüütli). From 1929 to 1936 he attended Tartu University, studying philosophy. He was a member of student society Veljesto. In 1945 he was arrested because of his anti-Soviet activities during WW II. He was sent to Vorkuta coal mines. In 1956 he moved back to Estonia. His son is climatologist and politician Andres Tarand and his grandchildren include politician Indrek Tarand and journalist Kaarel Tarand. His nephew is poet, humorist and politician Priit Aimla Priit Aimla (born 19 April 1941 in Võru) is an Estonian writer, poet, humorist and politician known for several stage plays and books. During 1992 to 1995, he belonged to Riigikogu, having been elected as a member of the Independent Royalist .... Pseudonym Aili Helm With Hilja Rüütli they used p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ariste
Paul Ariste (3 February 1905 – 2 February 1990) was an Estonian linguist renowned for his studies of the Finno-Ugric languages (especially Estonian and Votic), Yiddish and Baltic Romani language. He was born as Paul Berg, in Rääbise, Võtikvere Parish (now Jõgeva Parish), Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, but in 1927 Estonized his name to Ariste. He graduated from the University of Tartu and subsequently worked with it. Ariste wrote his M.A. thesis ("Eesti-rootsi laensõnad eesti keeles") on Swedish – viz. Estonian Swedish dialect – loanwords in Estonian, his doctoral thesis ("Hiiu murrete häälikud") treated the Hiiumaa dialect of Estonian language. From 1945 to 1946, Ariste was imprisoned by the Soviet authorities (for having been member of '' Veljesto'', a student association in independent Estonia) Since 1927 Paul Ariste eagerly participated in activities of Estonian Folklore Archives, where he established collections of Jewish, Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mart Kuldkepp
Mart Kuldkepp (born September 19, 1983) is an Estonian Scandinavianist, historian and translator. He is Associate Professor of Scandinavian History and Politics at University College London. Between 2011 and 2015, he worked in various positions in the Tartu University Scandinavian languages department, including as head of department and programme director. Mart Kuldkepp's main research topics are Estonian and Scandinavian political and cultural contacts in the twentieth century, questions of Estonians' nordic identity, and Old Norse literature and culture. At the University of Tartu in 2014, he defended his doctoral dissertation on the subject "Estonia Gravitates towards Sweden: Nordic Identity and Activist Regionalism in World War I". He has also been engaged in a thorough investigation of Aleksander Kesküla, and in 2015 received an Emerging Scholar Award from the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies.Virge Tamme, 'Tartu ülikooli teadur pälvis maineka autasu', 17.06 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aare Pilv
Aare Pilv (born 15 April 1976) is an Estonian poet, literary scholar, translator and critician. Pilv as born in Viljandi. He is working as a researcher at Under and Tuglas Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the poetry group Erakkond ('The Group of Hermits'). He is also a member of Estonian Writers' Union and student society Veljesto Veljesto (or EYS "Veljesto", EYS Veljesto) is an association of Estonian university students, founded 24 February 1920 at Tartu in Estonia. History The society was founded by students who left the Estonian Students' Society. Among its more famou .... Works * 1996: poetry collection "Üle" * 1998: poetry collection "Päike ehk päike" ('Sun or Sun') * 1999: poetry collection "Tema nimi on kohus" ('Their Name is Duty') * 2002: poetry collection "Nägemist" ('Goodbye') * 2007. "Näoline" (poetry and prose) * 2010: travelogue "Ramadaan" * 2017: poetry collection "Kui vihm saab läbi" ('When the Rain is Over') Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Ristikivi
Karl Ristikivi (; in Pärnumaa, Saulepi Parish, Lääne County (now Kilgi, Varbla Parish, Pärnu County) – 19 July 1977 in Solna, Stockholm) was an Estonian writer. He is among the best Estonian writers for his historical novels. Early life and education in Estonia Karl Ristikivi was one of the first Estonian writers to create a comprehensive panorama of his country's urbanization. Once in Swedish exile, he also wrote the first Estonian surrealist novel, a work that is strongly influenced by existentialist philosophy. He orchestrated an impressive cycle of seventeen novels plus other books into a polyphonic unity with a time scale that embraces European history over two millennia. His invention and use of a complicated system of myths and symbols could be compared to the approach of the school of semiotic writers. Humanism, Christian religion, and traditional ethics are, however, the chief legacy of his works. Ristikivi was born on 16 October 1912 in Varbla in western Esto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Annist
August Annist (until 1936 August Anni; 28 January 1899 Leie, Võisiku Parish – 6 April 1972 Tallinn) was an Estonian literary and folklore scholar, writer and translator. Annist He participated on Estonian War of Independence. In 1920 he was one of the founders of student organization Veljesto. From 1918 until 1924, he studied at University of Tartu. From 1924 until 1927, he studied under scholarship in Helsinki, Bonn and the University of Paris. Annist graduated from the University of Tartu with a double master's degree in Estonian language and literature. From 1929 until 1945, he taught at the Tartu University of Tartu (a docent since 1938). From 1932 until 1940, he edited the book series ''Elav teadus''. From 1945 until 1951 he was in prison in Valga and Harku camp. 1958-1971 he worked at Estonian SSR Academy of Sciences' Institute of Language and Literature. Works * "Kalevala" kui kunstiteos. Tartu Eesti Kirjastus 1944 * Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi muinasjuttude algup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Students' Society
The Estonian Students' Society ( et, Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts; commonly used acronym: EÜS) is the largest and oldest all-male academical student society in Estonia, and is similar to the Baltic German student organizations known as corporations (Corps) (not to be confused with US college fraternities). It was founded in 1870 at Tartu. It has over 900 members in Estonia and abroad. In 1881 the Society adopted blue, black and white as its colours. Its first flag was made in 1884 and this tricolour was later (1918) accepted as the National Flag of Estonia. The original flag is still in existence. In the wake of the Estonian national awakening, many young Estonian intellectuals had ties to the EÜS, and the organization had impact beyond its borders. It was instrumental in the founding of the Estonian National Museum in 1909, and the EÜS library was donated to the museum. The Museum was later split into two, and its Archive Library formed the basis of the Estonian Literary Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny De Sivers
Fanny de Sivers (maiden name: Isak; 20 October 1920 – 22 June 2011) was an Estonian linguist, literature researcher, and essayist. Biography Fanny de Sivers was born in Pärnu. She studied humanities and arts at the University of Tartu from (1938 to 1941), left Estonia and moved to Germany in 1941, marrying von Sivers. She studied at the universities of Breslau, Würzburg and Innsbruck and acquired the academic degree of license in Paris and Lund. Beginning in 1949, Sivers lived in France, where she worked as an interpreter and secretary at state institutions, and from 1964 to 1986 she worked as linguist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. She was a visiting professor at the University of Tartu from 1993–1994. She published numerous articles on language studies and literature; she also translated works of Estonian authors into French and vice versa. Numerous collections of her articles and essays have been published in Estonia since the end of Soviet re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Sang
August Sang (27 July 1914 – 14 October 1969) was an Estonian poet and literary translator.Marcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer, ''History of the literary cultures of East-Central Europe: junctures and disjunctures in the 19th and 20th centuries, Volume 2'', John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004, p34 Life and work August Sang was born in Pärnu, where he graduated from high school in 1932. His parents were Jakob and Akelina Sang (''née'' Mellikov). He was the eldest of three brothers: Ilmar Sang (1916–1995) and Endel Sang (1921–2007). After his military service he studied from 1934 to 1942 at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Tartu. Several times he had to interrupt his studies to earn money. As early as eight years old August Sang wrote his own poetry. Under the pseudonym Injo, he successfully participated in a literary competition run by the youth magazine ''Kevad'' in 1934 with his quick tempoed poem ''Improvisatsioon''. In 1934 he made his debut in the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmar Salumaa
Elmar Salumaa (15 December 1908 Vara Parish – 1 January 1996 Kilingi-Nõmme) was an Estonian theologian. In 1935 he graduated from Tartu University in religion. From 1937 to 1940 and 1942 to 1944, he taught at Tartu University. From 1944 to 1945 he was a pastor at Laiuse Congregation. In 1945 he was arrested and until 1955 he was imprisoned. From 1956 to 1995 he was a professor at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church The Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church ( et, Eesti Evangeelse Luterliku Kiriku Usuteaduse Instituut, or et, EELK Usuteaduse Instituut) is a private university in Tallinn, Estonia, established in 1946. It is situat .... From 1969 to 1995 he was a pastor at Saarde Congregation. Works * Sören Kierkegaard (1939, 1992) * Antiikfilosoofia ajalugu (1991) * Filosoofia ajalugu (5 volumes, 1992–1998). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Salumaa, Elmar 1908 births 1996 deaths Estonian theologians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksel Mark
Aksel Mark (20 June 1913 – 17 June 2014) was an Estonian politician, chairman of the Estonian Democratic Union, journalist, newspaper editor and agronomist. Mark was the Estonian Minister of the Interior in exile between 1962 and 1992. Mark was born in Karaski, and had three brothers: Adolf (1905–1947; died in a Siberian prison camp), Albert (1907–1945; killed as a Forest Brother) and politician Heinrich Mark (1911–2004). He graduated from Võru Common Gymnasium in 1931 and from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Tartu in 1937. Following the Occupation of Estonia, he fled to Sweden. In Sweden, Mark worked in the field testing department of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry in Stockholm and from 1950 until his retirement in Uppsala. He also continued his career as a journalist as an editor and editor-in-chief of the expatriate Estonian language newspaper '' Teataja''. Aksel Mark was the chairman of the Eesti Välisvõitluse Fond and pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmar Talve
Ilmar-Aleksander Talve (until 1936 Thalfeldt; 17 January 1919 Mga, Ingria – 21 April 2007 Turku) was an Estonian writer and ethnologist. He worked primarily in Sweden and Finland. In 1943, he fled to Finland and there he joined with Finnish Infantry Regiment 200. From 1946, he was a member of literary grouping Tuulisui. Since 1959, he taught at the University of Turku and in 1986 became a professor emeritus ''Emeritus'' (; female: ''emerita'') is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been "permitted to retain as an honorary title .... Works * short story "Ainult inimene". Vadstena: Orto, 1948 * novel "Maja lumes. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1952. * novel "Juhansoni reisid. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1959 * novel "Maapagu. I-II. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1988 * monograph "Eesti kultuurilugu: Keskaja algusest Eesti iseseisvuseni". T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
