Boris Kabur (15 September 1917 – 28 January 2002) was an

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n writer and translator, he was of

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origin on his father's side. He is mainly known for his science fiction books. In 1941, he received his master's degree in mathematics and natural sciences from the

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. In 1947, he was imprisoned by Soviet authorities and sent to a prison camp in

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. He was freed in 1954. In the course of working in a prison camp, he co-constructed the handheld chainsaw . In 1954, he went back to Estonia and became a freelance writer. He was a member of student corporation

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. From 1966, he was the member of

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. Kabur was married three times. His first wife was journalist, writer and translator . The couple married in 1937 and divorced in 1940. His second marriage was to biographer . The couple later divorced. His third wife was writer Astrid Reinla.

Works

*1967: children's play "Rops. Rops aitab kõiki" ('Rops Helps Everyone') *1973: short story "Kosmose rannavetes" ('In the Coastal Waters of Space')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kabur, Boris 1917 births 2002 deaths Estonian male writers 20th-century Estonian writers Estonian speculative fiction writers Estonian science fiction writers Estonian translators University of Tartu alumni Writers from Tallinn Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Gulag detainees Burials at Metsakalmistu