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Aavik
Aavik is an Estonian and Norwegian surname. In Estonian Aavik is a variation of ''Haavik'', meaning "aspen forest". Notable people with the surname include: * Arvi Aavik (born 1969), Estonian wrestler * Asbjørn Aavik (1902–1997), Norwegian Lutheran missionary *Edgar Eduard Aavik (1913–1998), Estonian-Australian sculptor, member of Six Directions * Evald Aavik (born 1941), Estonian actor *Johannes Aavik (1880–1973), Estonian philologist *Juhan Aavik (1884–1982), Estonian composer * Priidu Aavik (1905–1991), Estonian painter *Priit Aavik Priit Aavik (born 7 November 1994) is an Estonian swimmer. He represent Saaremaa at the Island Games The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports ... (born 1994), Estonian swimmer {{surname, Aavik Estonian-language surnames Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Aavik
Johannes Aavik ( – 18 March 1973) was an Estonian linguist and innovator of the Estonian language. Early life and education Aavik was born in Randvere, Saaremaa, in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire (now Estonia). He studied history at the University of Tartu and the University of Nezin in 1905. He was a member of the Young Estonia movement and obtained a doctorate degree in Romance languages at the University of Helsinki in 1910. Aavik taught Estonian and French at the University of Tartu from 1926 to 1933. In 1934, he was appointed by the Estonian Ministry of Education as Chief Inspector of Secondary Schools, a position he held until 1940.'' The International Who's Who 1943-44''. 8th edition. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1943, p. 1. He fled from Estonia to escape from the Soviet invasion in 1944, became a refugee in Sweden and lived in Stockholm for the remainder of his life. Estonian language innovation In 1912, he started writing articles to literary jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asbjørn Aavik
Asbjørn Aavik (November 30, 1902 – November 20, 1997) was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary to China. He was also the author of approximately forty books. Early years Aavik was born in Aavig (now Åvik) in Lindesnes, Norway. From 1921 to 1926, he received education at Fjellhaug utdanningssenter in Oslo, a missionary school affiliated with the Norwegian Lutheran Mission. Missionary work He was sent to China in 1928 where he started on the China Mission Association's mission fields around Laohekou in Hubei. Aavik married Ragna Torgersen (1906–1984) in 1932 and later moved to the Yunyang northwestern mission area. The situation was turbulent, not least because of robber bands and the communist insurgency in the 1930s. In 1935 the couple decided to return to Norway. The planned return trip to China had to be postponed because the missionaries in China warned of increasing uncertainty and unease, but in 1938 Aavik traveled alone, without family, back to the same mission f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evald Aavik
Evald Aavik (24 January 1941 – 7 May 2024) was an Estonian actor. Life and career Aavik was born in Kuressaare on 24 January 1941. In 1965 he graduated from Vanemuine Theatre's stage art studio (diploma nr 1). 1966–1988 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, 1986–1989 in Ugala Theatre and 1989–1993 in Estonian Youth Theatre Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences, formerly ''Estonian State Puppet Theatre, Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre and NUKU'') is an Estonian theatre located in Tallinn. The institution focuses on visual theatre and theatre for the young viewer. I .... Besides theatre roles he also appeared in several films. Aavik died on 7 May 2024, at the age of 83. Filmography * ''Inimesed sõdurisinelis'' (1968) as lieutenant Aava * ''Reigi õpetaja'' (1977) as Jako * '' Tuulte pesa'' (1979) as foreigner * ''Jõulud Vigalas'' (1980) as Bernhard Laipmann * '' Naerata ometi'' (1985) as male breeder * ''Näkimadalad'' (1989) as Jakob Ambrosson * ''Doktor Stockmann'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Language
Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language and the official language of Estonia. It is written in the Latin script and is the first language of the majority of the country's population; it is also an official language of the European Union. Estonian is spoken natively by about 1.1 million people: 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 elsewhere. Classification By Convention (norm), conventions of historical linguistics, Estonian is classified as a part of the Finnic languages, Finnic (a.k.a. Baltic Finnic) branch of the Uralic languages, Uralic (a.k.a. Uralian, or Finno-Ugric languages, Finno-Ugric) language family. Other Finnic languages include Finnish language, Finnish and several endangered languages spoken around the Baltic Sea and in northwestern Russia. Estonian is typically subclassified as a Southern Finnic language, and it is the second-most-spoken language among all the Finnic languages. Alongside Finnish, Hungarian language, Hungarian and Maltese language, Maltese, Estonian is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priidu Aavik
Priidu Aavik (22 April 1905 – 22 April 1991) was an Estonian painter. He was born in Novgorod, Russian Empire. He died in 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 .... References 1905 births 1991 deaths People from Veliky Novgorod People from Novgorodsky Uyezd Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Estonian painters Soviet painters Soviet military personnel of World War II Honoured Workers of the Arts Industry of the Estonian SSR Burials at Metsakalmistu {{Estonia-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhan Aavik
Juhan Aavik (29 January 1884, in Holstre, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 26 November 1982, in Stockholm, Sweden) was an Estonian composer. Aavik studied music composition at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He later served as a conductor in Tartu, Governorate of Livonia (1911–1925), a musical conservatory professor and director in Tallinn (1928–1944), and an Estonian song festival conductor in Sweden (1948–1961) (after arriving there in 1944). He wrote nearly 200 Opus numbers, among them two symphonies; a Cello concerto (1949); a Double bass Concerto (1950); a Piano trio (1957); a Requiem (1959); and various choral works, songs and chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music .... In Stockholm at age 81 (1965–1969), h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priit Aavik
Priit Aavik (born 7 November 1994) is an Estonian swimmer. He represent Saaremaa at the Island Games The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent ... since 2009. References 1994 births Living people Estonian male backstroke swimmers Estonian male butterfly swimmers Estonian male medley swimmers Sportspeople from Kuressaare Estonian swimming coaches 21st-century Estonian sportsmen {{Estonia-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvi Aavik
Arvi Aavik (born 31 December 1969, Viljandi) is an Estonian former wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * * * 1969 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Estonia Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Estonian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Viljandi {{Estonia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
