August Johannes Salum (19 May 1894

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, Tartu County – June 1969) was an

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n veterinarian and politician. He was a member of IV and V Riigikogu. He was a member of the Riigikogu beginning on 2 September 1930, when he replaced Hans Miller. August Salum was born in present-day

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. He served in the Estonian Defence Forces during the

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. From 1924-1926, he studied at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tartu. He then studied at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Tartu from 1927-1930 and from 1936-1939. He worked as a veterinarian on the island of Saaremaa from 1939 to 1941, in

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from 1941 to 1944, in Jõgeva from 1944 to 1953, and in

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from 1953 to 1965.

Personal life

After retiring in 1965, Salum settled in Põltsamaa. He is buried in Põltsamaa cemetery. Salum's cousin was the

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player Ludvig Juht. His son

Vello Salum Vello Salum (5 July 1933 – 30 November 2015) was an Estonian Lutheran clergyman, Soviet dissident, and politician. Salum was born in Elistvere in Tartu County. His father August Johannes Salum was a veterinarian and politician. He was a membe ...

, was an Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church clergyman, dissident, and politician. His son-in-law was chess and draughts referee and sports official

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salum, August Johannes 1894 births 1969 deaths Estonian veterinarians Members of the Riigikogu, 1929–1932 Members of the Riigikogu, 1932–1934 Estonian military personnel of the Estonian War of Independence People from Kastre Parish University of Tartu alumni