Andres Ehin (14 March 1940 – 10 December 2011) was an

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n writer and translator. In 1964 he graduated from University of Tartu, studying Estonian philology (especially Finno-Ugric studies). From 1972 to 1974 he was the senior scientific editor of

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. From 1972 he was a member of Estonian Writers' Union. From 1968 to 1989 he was a member of

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. In 1990 he joined

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. He married

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(Ehin). Their daughter is poet

Kristiina Ehin Kristiina Ehin (born 18 July 1977) is an Estonia, Estonian poet, translator, singer and songwriter. Ehin studied at University of Tartu with a degree in philology and specializes in folklore. In 2004, she acquired master's degree in the Estonia ...

. He died in 2011 and was buried in Pärnamäe Cemetery in Tallinn.

Works

* 1995: poetry collection ''Teadvus on ussinahk'' (''Consciousness is Snakeskin'') * 2000: poetry collection ''Alateadvus on alatasa purjus'' (''The Unconscious is Frequently Drunk'') * 1996: novel ''Rummu Jüri mälestused'' (''The Memoirs of Rummu Jüri'')

References

External links

*
Andres Ehin at Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary
1940 births 2011 deaths Estonian male poets Estonian male novelists 20th-century Estonian writers 21st-century Estonian writers 20th-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian poets Estonian translators Estonian editors University of Tartu alumni Writers from Tallinn Burials at Pärnamäe Cemetery {{Estonia-writer-stub