Kaarel Orviku (15 July 1935 in
Tartu – 24 July 2021)
was an
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n geologist (marine geologist) and nature photographer. His scientific activity is mainly related to the coasts of Estonia.
In 1959 he graduated from
Tartu State University. Since 1959 he was teaching at
Tallinn University
Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...
, earlier he taught at Tallinn University of Technology.
1993–2009 he worked at AS Merin which dealt with questions with coastal areas and
environmental assessment.
His father was geologist
Karl Orviku
Karl Orviku (17 August 1903 Kohtla, Ida-Viru County – 7 March 1981 Tallinn) was an Estonian geologist. He specialized in quaternary geology.
In 1930 he graduated from Tartu University with a master's degree in geology.
Since 1926 he worked a ...
.
Awards
*2001:
Order of the White Star, V class.
References
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1935 births
2021 deaths
Estonian geologists
Estonian photographers
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class
University of Tartu alumni
Academic staff of Tallinn University
People from Tartu