Ülo Tootsen (13 June 1933 – 12 March 2006) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n biologist, journalist, publisher, editor, translator, and politician. He was a member of

IX Riigikogu IX Riigikogu was the ninth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation ...

, representing the

Estonian Centre Party The Estonian Centre Party (, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Mihhail Kõlvart. The party was founded on 12 October 1991 f ...

. Tootsen was born in Varstu Parish (now, part of

Rõuge Parish Rõuge Parish (; ) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. In 2019, it had a population of 5,427 and an area of 933 km2. In 2017, it merged with Haanja Parish, Mõniste Parish, Misso Parish, and Varstu Parish to create a n ...

). His brother was journalist, writer and politician Toivo Tootsen. He graduated from

Tartu State University The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a Public university, public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ...

. From 1959 until 1961, he was the cultural editor of the daily newspaper ''

Rahva Hääl ''Rahva Hääl'' (lit. The People's Voice) was the official daily newspaper of the Communist Party of Estonia The Communist Party of Estonia (, abbreviated EKP; in Russian: Коммунистическая партия Эстонии) was ...

''. From 1961 until 1991, he worked in the news editorial office of

Eesti Televisioon Eesti Televisioon (ETV) () is an Estonian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Estonian Public Broadcasting. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955. History Eesti Televisioon (''Estonian Television'') was launched on ...

and worked concurrently at Võru Raadio since 1985 and as a broadcaster for

Eesti Raadio Eesti Raadio (Estonian Radio, ER) was the public service radio broadcaster of Estonia that, at the time of closure, operated five national radio stations. It was closed in 2007 as a result of a merger with Eesti Televisioon (Estonian Televisio ...

. From 1991 until 1995, he published the newspaper ''Meelejahutaja'', was the editor of the newspaper ''Elu'' from 1995 until 1996, and was an editor and head of the publications department of ''

Võrumaa Teataja Võrumaa (; ) was a historical county in Estonia. The historical Võrumaa includes the areas of the present counties of Võru, Põlva, Valga and Tartu. Ancient period The center of the settlement of Võrumaa is the banks of the Võhandu river. ...

'' from 1996 until 1999. Tootsen has published works in the field of fish farming and journalism, and has translated fiction from the Russian language into Estonian, including works by Vladimir Mitypov, Ales Adamovich, Yevgeny Fadeitshev, Feodor Gladkov, and

Ion Druță Ion Druță (3 September 1928 – 28 September 2023), also known as Ion Drutse, was a Moldovan writer, poet, playwright and literary historian. He was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy. Biography Ion Druță was born on 3 September 192 ...

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1933 births 2006 deaths Estonian journalists Estonian editors Estonian translators Estonian biologists Estonian zoologists Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Estonian Centre Party politicians University of Tartu alumni People from Rõuge Parish Politicians from Võru County {{Estonia-1999-Riigikogu-politician-stub