Johannes Silvet (until 1929 Johannes Schwalbe; May 12, 1895 – February 17, 1979) was an Estonian linguist and lexicographer.

Life

Silvet was born in

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, at that time in the

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(now

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). He studied at the

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from 1921 to 1925, and in 1925 he received a master's degree in philology with the thesis ''The Development of Milton's Blank Verse''. He worked as an associate professor at the University of Tartu, and he compiled dictionaries. Silvet died in

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, and he is buried in the town cemetery.

Bibliography

*1926: "Kaks juubilari," ''Looming'' 3(10) *1927: "John Galsworthy," ''Looming'' 4(6) *1928: "Sulesõda kuningas mammona vastu," ''Looming'' 5(4) *1965: ''Eesti-inglise sõnaraamat'' *1968: ''Inglise keele grammatika'' (with , Laine Hone, and Oleg Mutt) *1979: ''Võõrsõnade leksikon'' (with and

Eduard Vääri Eduard Vääri (26 June 1926 – 17 May 2005) was an Estonian linguist. Vääri was born in Lapetukme, Valguta Parish. In 1950 he graduated from Tartu University. Since 1951 he taught at Tartu University; from 1978 he was a professor. 1976-1978 ...

)

References

1895 births 1979 deaths Estonian lexicographers University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu People from Tartu {{Estonia-academic-bio-stub