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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
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