Jaan Oks (1884 in

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, Pärsamaa Parish, Saare County – 1918) was an Estonian writer and poet. In 1908 he moved to Samara Governorate to teach the local Estonian community's children. There he was also a sacrist. In 1911, he was dismissed from his job. During the 1910s, he was homeless. In 1912, he was transported to Saare County as a prisoner. Oks died in 1918 due to

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Works

* 1918: prose "Tume inimeselaps" ('A Dark Child of Man') * 2003: collection (30-40 poems) "Otsija metsas" ('The Seeker in the Forest') * 2004: collection "Orjapojad" ('Sons of Slaves')

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oks, Jaan 1884 births 1918 deaths 20th-century Estonian writers 20th-century Estonian poets Estonian male poets 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Estonia