Aleksei Lotman (also known as Alex Lotman and Aleks Lotman; born 6 May 1960 in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

) is an

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, a ...

n biologist,

environmentalist An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment. An environmentalist can be considered a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that se ...

and politician. From 2010 to 2011 Lotman served as the leader of political party

Estonian Greens The Estonian Greens ( et, Erakond Eestimaa Rohelised, EER) is a green political party in Estonia. Founded in 2006, the party held six seats in the Riigikogu from 2007 to 2011. Its objective is to ensure that Estonia's development is environmen ...

. From 2007 to 2011, Lotman was a member of 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, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Jus ...

, representing the Estonian Greens. He was also leader of the parliamentary group for

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

. In the 2011 election, the Greens lost all their parliamentary representation. Since then he has worked for the

Estonian Fund for Nature Estonian Fund for Nature (Eestimaa Looduse Fond) or ELF is an Estonian ENGO, environmental non-profit organisation. Mission Mission of ELF is to preserve the rich natural diversity in Estonia and the world through active cooperation with indiv ...

. He was awarded the

Order of the National Coat of Arms The Order of the National Coat of Arms ( et, Riigivapi teenetemärk, french: Ordre du Blason National) was instituted by Konstantin Päts on 7 October 1936 to commemorate 24 February 1918, the day on which Estonian independence was declared. The ...

, 5th Class, by the President of Estonia on 6 February 2006. Aleksei Lotman graduated from the Tartu Miina Härma Secondary School No 2 in 1978, and the

Tartu State University 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 ...

as a biologist in 1985. 1991–2000, Lotman served as the vice director of the

Matsalu National Park Matsalu National Park (previously Matsalu Nature Reserve, et, Matsalu rahvuspark, often just Matsalu) is a nature reserve and national park situated in Lääne and Pärnu Counties, Estonia. Matsalu National Park spans an area of , comprising M ...

Personal life

Alex Lotman is the son of literary scholar, semiotician, and cultural historian

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 Tart ...

and literary scientist

Zara Mints Zara Grigoryevna Mints (russian: Зара Григорьевна Минц; July 24, 1927 – October 25, 1990) was a Slavic literary scientist active in the University of Tartu. She was the wife of Juri Lotman. Mints was born in Pskov, but th ...

. His brothers are literature researcher and politician

Mihhail Lotman Mihhail Lotman (born September 2, 1952 in Leningrad) is an Estonian literature researcher and politician, son of Juri Lotman and Zara Mints. Mihhail Lotman's research fields include general semiotics and semiotics of culture as well as text theo ...

and artist Grigori Lotman. Alex Lotman is married to environmentalist Kaja Lotman, they have two daughters and a son.G. Egorov 2011
Внучка великого филолога Ю.М.Лотмана пошла по стопам отца, но не деда.
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References

1960 births Living people Estonian environmentalists Estonian biologists Estonian Greens politicians People from Tartu Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Miina Härma Gymnasium alumni University of Tartu alumni Estonian people of Russian descent Estonian Jews Russian Jews 21st-century Estonian politicians Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th Class {{estonia-politician-stub