Andres Ehin (14 March 1940 – 10 December 2011) was an
Estonia
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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
Estonian Soviet Encyclopaedia
The Estonian Soviet Encyclopedia ( et, Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia, abbreviated ENE) is Estonian general encyclopedia which was published between 1968–1976. The publisher was Valgus.
Editor-in-chief was Gustav Naan
Gustav Naan (russian ...
.
From 1972 he was a member of
Estonian Writers' Union. From 1968 to 1989 he was a member of
Communist Party
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. In 1990 he joined
Estonian Social Democratic Party
The Social Democratic Party ( et, Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond, SDE) is a centre-left political party in Estonia. It is currently led by Lauri Läänemets.
The party was formerly known as the Moderate People's Party ( et, Rahvaerakond Mõõduka ...
.
He married
Ly Seppel
Ly Seppel (born 30 April 1943) is an Estonian poet and translator.
Biography
Ly Seppel was born 30 April 1943.
She graduated from the University of Tartu in 1967. She studied Estonian philology there and Turkic languages in Baku and Moscow. Sh ...
(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
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