Tõnu Lehtsaar (born 2 May 1960,

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) is an

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n psychologist. In 1983, he graduated from

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in psychology. From 2000 until 2016, he was a professor of psychology of religion at the University of Tartu. From 2006 to 2007 and again from 2017 to 2018, he was the acting rector of the University of Tartu.

Awards

* 1997:

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 Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, IV class.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lehtsaar, Tonu 1960 births Living people Estonian psychologists Academic staff of the University of Tartu Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class University of Tartu alumni Rectors of the University of Tartu