Karl Menning (11 May 1874 in

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– 5 March 1941 in Tartu) was an

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n theatre director, critic and diplomat. In 1902 he graduated from

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's department of religion. 1906-1914 he was the first theatre director of

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theatre. From 1921 until 1933 he was the Estonia ambssador to Germany. In 1925 he was appointed the Estonian ambassador to Austria and in 1931 to Hungary. From 1934 until 1937, he was the Estonian ambassador to Latvia. In Tartu, there is the monument to Menning. The monument was created by Mare Mikhof, and was erected in 2006.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Menning, Karl 1874 births 1941 deaths Estonian theatre directors Estonian theatre critics Ambassadors of Estonia to Germany Ambassadors of Estonia to Latvia Estonian diplomats University of Tartu alumni People from Tartu