Igor Tõnurist (11 February 1947 – 8 January 2021) was an
Estonia
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n ethnographer and folklorist.
In 1969 he graduated from
Moscow University
M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...
in history and ethnography.
Tõnurist was the leader of several folklore groups, including Leegajus and
Seto
Seto may refer to:
Places
*Seto, Aichi, production place of Japanese pottery and venue of Expo 2005
*Seto, Ehime, facing the Seto Inland Sea
*Seto, Okayama, adjacent to Okayama, in Okayama Prefecture
*Seto Inland Sea of Japan
*Setomaa (''Seto la ...
folklore collective Sõsarõ.
Among his research interests were Estonian national costume and Estonian folk instruments.
Awards
* 2003:
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia
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, IV class.
References
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1947 births
2021 deaths
Estonian folklorists
Moscow State University alumni
People from Keila
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class