Harri Jõgisalu (until 1936 ''Harri Konstabel''; 24 August 1922, in Korju, Paadrema Parish, Lääne County – 18 September 2014) was an

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n children's writer. He wrote mainly about nature and traditional rural life. During

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, he fought in the German army. From 1944 to 1946, he was a

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at Parakhino in Russia. In 1950, he graduated from Tallinn Teachers' Institute and in 1955 from the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute as a teacher of chemistry and biology. From 1947 to 1978, he taught at Märjamaa Secondary School.

Selected works

* 1967: short story "Käopoja tänu" ('The Cuckoo-chick's Thanks') * 1982: short story "Kärp" ('The Stoat') * 1984: short story "Maaleib" ('Bread of the Land')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jogisalu, Harri 1922 births 2014 deaths Estonian male short story writers Estonian children's writers 20th-century Estonian writers People from Lääneranna Parish German Army personnel of World War II