Veljesto (or EYS "Veljesto", EYS Veljesto) is an association of Estonian university students, founded 24 February 1920 at

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

in Estonia.

History

The society was founded by students who left the

Estonian Students' Society The Estonian Students' Society ( et, Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts; commonly used acronym: EÜS) is the largest and oldest all-male academical student society in Estonia, and is similar to the Baltic German student organizations known as corporat ...

. Among its more famous members are August Annist,

Oskar Loorits Oskar Loorits ( – 12 December 1961) was an Estonian folklorist.Felix J. Oinas, ''Loorits, Oskar'', Encyclopedia of the fairy tale Vol 8 (1996), pages 1193-1195. Life Loorits was born in Suure-Kõpu Parish, Viljandi County. He initially studied ...

, Harri Moora,Juhani Püttsepp, 'Harri Moora hoolis Tartu ülikoolist, mitte akadeemikutiitlist Tallinnas, ''Postimees'', 3 March 2000, http://arhiiv2.postimees.ee:8080/leht/00/03/03/tartu/uudised.htm#esimene.

Julius Mägiste Julius Mägiste (born Julius Gustavi Mälson; 19 December 1900 – 11 March 1978) was an Estonian linguist. He was born in Kassema village, Tartu County. In 1923 he graduated from the University of Tartu. Since 1925, he taught at the University of ...

Ants Oras Ants Oras (8 December 1900 – 21 December 1982) was an Estonian translator and writer. Oras was born in Tallinn and studied at the University of Tartu, graduating with a Master of Philosophy degree in 1923. He also obtained a Bachelor of Litera ...

and

Albert Kivikas Albert Kivikas ( in Groß-St. Johannis, Livonia, Russian Empire – 19 May 1978 in Lund) was an Estonian writer and journalist. He is best known as the author of the book '' Names in Marble'' ( et, "Nimed marmortahvlil"), the subject of which i ...

Notable members

Johannes Aavik Johannes Aavik ( in Randvere, Saaremaa, Estonia (then Russian Empire) – 18 March 1973 in Stockholm, Sweden) was an Estonian philologist and Fennophile who played a significant role in the modernization and development of the Estonian langu ...

* August Annist *

Paul Ariste Paul Ariste (3 February 1905 – 2 February 1990) was an Estonian linguist renowned for his studies of the Finno-Ugric languages (especially Estonian and Votic), Yiddish and Baltic Romani language. He was born as Paul Berg, in Rääbise, Võ ...

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Tiit Hennoste Tiit Hennoste (born 12 August 1953 in Pärnu) is an Estonian philologist and linguist. In 1985 he graduated from the University of Tartu. His main topics of research are text studies and spoken language. He has created the model for text analysis ...

* Klaarika Kaldjärv *

Jaak Kangilaski Jaak Kangilaski (10 December 1939 – 30 August 2022) was an Estonian art historian. In 1971, Kangilaski began working as a lecturer at the Estonian SSR State Art Institute (now, the Estonian Academy of Arts). From 1978 until 1987, he was the H ...

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Bernard Kangro Bernard Kangro (18 September 1910 – 25 March 1994) was an Estonian writer and poet. Education Bernard Kangro was born the son of a farmer, Andres Kangro, and his wife, Minna. He grew up in rather humble circumstances. He attended primary schoo ...

* * * Alfred Koort *

Janika Kronberg Janika Kronberg (born on 24 November 1963 in Võru) is an Estonian literary scientist and critic. Kronberg graduated from Võru Secondary School No. 1 in 1981 (now, the Võru Kreutzwald Gymnasium) and from the Faculty of Philology of Tartu Stat ...

Mart Kuldkepp Mart Kuldkepp (born September 19, 1983) is an Estonian Scandinavianist, historian and translator. He is Associate Professor of Scandinavian History and Politics at University College London. Between 2011 and 2015, he worked in various positions in t ...

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Marju Lauristin Marju Lauristin (born 7 April 1940) is an Estonian politician, and former Member of the European Parliament and Minister of Social Affairs. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Lauristin is cu ...

* * Harry Liivrand * *

Timo Maran Timo Maran (born 13 April 1975) is an Estonian biosemiotician and poet. He is the head Department of Semiotics, University of Tartu. Membership in organizations: * Estonian Naturalists' Society (vice-president 2007–2010) * Estonian Semiotics ...

Aksel Mark Aksel Mark (20 June 1913 – 17 June 2014) was an Estonian politician, chairman of the Estonian Democratic Union, journalist, newspaper editor and agronomist. Mark was the Estonian Minister of the Interior in exile between 1962 and 1992. Mark w ...

Heinrich Mark Heinrich Mark (1 October 1911 – 2 August 2004) was an Estonian politician and Prime Minister of the Estonian Government in Exile. He was Prime Minister in duties of the President of the Republic of Estonia from 1 March 1990 to 6 October 1992, ...

* Harri Moora * * Pent Nurmekund *

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Lauri Pilter Lauri Pilter (also known as Larats Pilter; born 15 October 1971 in Tallinn) is an Estonian writer, translator and literary scientist. Lauri Pilter won the Friedebert Tuglas award for literature in 2004 for his short story "The Double", and the B ...

* Aare Pilv *

Linnar Priimägi Linnar Priimägi (born 29 March 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian art historian, journalist, literary critic, poet and actor. He graduated from Tartu State University in philology, Estonian Academy of Arts (master's thesis) and Tallinn University ...

Karl Ristikivi Karl Ristikivi (; in Pärnumaa, Saulepi Parish, Lääne County (now Kilgi, Varbla Parish, Pärnu County) – 19 July 1977 in Solna, Stockholm) was an Estonian writer. He is among the best Estonian writers for his historical novels. Early lif ...

* Elmar Salumaa * August Sang * * Fanny de Sivers * * * Ilmar Talve *

Heiti Talvik Heiti Talvik (9 November 1904 – 18 July 1947) was an Estonian poet. Life and literary career Heiti Talvik's father was a family doctor based in Tartu and his mother was a pianist. In 1923 he left the school early and initially sought work ...

Helmut Tarand Helmut(h) Tarand (until 1935; Helmuth Takenberg; 8 October 1911 – 1 November 1987) was an Estonian poet, philologist, philosopher and cultural figure. He used also pseudonyms Annus Rävälä and Aili Helm (with Hilja Rüütli). From 1929 to 193 ...

* Mari Tarand * * * *

Voldemar Vaga Voldemar Vaga (29 June 1899, in Tallinn – 22 February 1999, in Tartu) was Estonian art and architecture historian and teacher. 1913–1914 he studied at drawing courses of Estonian Arts Society. 1918–1919 he studied at Ants Laikmaa studio sc ...

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Paul Viiding Paul Viiding (22 May 1904 – 27 June 1962) was an Estonian poet, author and literary critic. Born in Valga, to Juhan and Ann Viiding (''née'' Rose), he was the oldest of two children; his sister Linda was born in 1907. He graduated with a de ...

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