Linnar Priimägi (born 29 March 1954 in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

) is an

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...

art historian, journalist, literary critic, poet and actor. He graduated from

Tartu State University The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

in philology,

Estonian Academy of Arts The Estonian Academy of Arts ( Estonian: ''Eesti Kunstiakadeemia'', EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn. Ac ...

(master's thesis) and

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 ...

(doctoral's thesis). Priimägi is a

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at Tallinn University. He has taught German language, art history and theory of literary criticism at the University of Tartu, history of philosophy at the

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

, and cultural history at Tallinn Pedagogical University and Tallinn University.

Filmography

* 1973 "Tavatu lugu" (role: class organizator) * 1980 "Jõulud Vigalas" (role: baron Uexküll) * 1997 "

Minu Leninid , image = Minu Leninid (1997).jpg , image_size = , caption = , director = Hardi Volmer , producer = Mati Sepping , writer = Toomas Kall , narrator = , starring = , music = Thom ...

" (role: Romberg, German ambassador) * 2007 "

Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse ''Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse'' (English release title: ''186 Kilometres'') is a 2007 Estonian comedy film directed by Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk. Plot Cast Release Participation in film festivals: * 2007: goEast - Festival of Central and ...

" (role: philologist Linnar) * 2009 "Mis su nimi on?" (role: Linnar Priimägi) * 2017 "

November November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. No ...

" (role: kratt Joosep (voice))

References

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