Anu Korb (born on 1950

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n folklorist. Since 1975, she is working as a researcher and archivist at

Estonian Literary Museum The Estonian Literary Museum (ELM; et, Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum), is a national research institute of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia. Its mission is to improve the cultural heritage of Estonia, to collect, prese ...

. 1991–1998, she was the head of the museum's Estonian Folklore Archives. Her main field of research has been the history of the Estonian Folklore Archives, theory of folkloristic fieldwork, and Estonian diaspora (especially Siberian Estonians). In 2021, she was awarded with Order of the White Star, V class.

Publications

* monograph "Estonian Settlements in Siberia" (1995-1999)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Korb, Anu Living people 1950 births Estonian folklorists Estonian women folklorists University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class People from Kärdla