Uku Hänni (born 27 August 1943, in Kullamaa Parish (now

Lääne-Nigula Parish Lääne-Nigula Parish ( et, Lääne-Nigula vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of . Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti and Taebla ...

)) is an

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n astrophysicist and civil servant. He has been a counsellor in

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's Department of Public Property ( et, Rahandusministeeriumi riigivara osakonna nõunik). In 2008, he was awarded with

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 He is married to astrophysicist

Liia Hänni Liia Hänni (née Juulik; born 4 October 1946) is an Estonian astrophysicist, social activist and former politician who voted for the Estonian restoration of Independence. Education Born in Atla, Saare County, Liia Hänni graduated from Saare ...

. They have a son, Kristjan.

Works

* Maaerakondade ajaloost Eestis / Eesti Maa-Keskerakond. Compiled by Uku Hänni and Toivo Jullinen. Tartu : Tallinn : Eesti Maa-Keskerakond, 1995

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanni, Uku 1943 births Living people People from Lääne-Nigula Parish Estonian civil servants Estonian astrophysicists University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class