Ülo Tedre (12 February 1928

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

– 9 March 2015) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n folklorist. In 1951, he graduated from

Tartu State University The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a Public university, public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.Estonian SSR Academy of Sciences' Language and Literature Institute.

Awards

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ...

, III class.

Works

* "Eesti rahvalaulud" (1969–1972) * Estonian Customs and Traditions (27 October 1995)

References

1928 births 2015 deaths Estonian scholars Estonian folklorists Estonian folk-song collectors University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class People from Tallinn Burials at Rahumäe Cemetery {{Estonia-academic-bio-stub