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Madis (Thrace)
Madis is an Estonian masculine given name. As of 1 January 2020, 2,635 men in Estonia bear the name Madis. It is the 53rd most popular male name in Estonia.Nimede statistika ''Madis''. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020. Notable Estonian people named Madis include: * Madis Aruja (1936–1995), Estonian conservationist, geographer and ski-orienteer * Madis Kallas
Madis Kallas (born 22 April 1981) is an Estonian decathlete and Politics of Estonia, politician, who currently serves as the Ministry of the Environment (Estonia), Minister of the Environment of Estonia. He was the mayor of Saaremaa Municipalit ...
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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 Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Laiv
Madis Laiv (born 1 June 1937) is a retired Estonian racecar driver. He is champion of various Soviet formula classes. Laiv is one of the most successful Estonian racing drivers during Soviet time. He began his racing career in 1958. In 1963, he won the Soviet Formula 3 Championship, and in 1964, he won the Soviet Formula 4 Championship. He also won the Soviet Formula 1 Championship in 1971, and in 1972 and 1975, he won the Formula 2 title. His career highlight was winning the Cup of Peace and Friendship in 1975. Titles *Cup of Peace and Friendship The Cup of Peace and Friendship (also Friendship Cup of Socialist Countries) was an auto racing championship series dedicated to Eastern Bloc drivers between 1963 until the bloc's Eastern Bloc#Dissolution, dissolution in 1989 History Kart racin ... Champion: 1975 *Soviet Formula 1 Championship Champion: 1971 * Soviet Formula 2 Championship Champion: 1972, 1975 * Soviet Formula 3 Championship Champion: 1963 *Soviet Formula 4 Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Vihmann
Madis Vihmann (born 5 October 1995) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a centre back. He played in the Estonia national team in 19 matches. Club career Elva Vihmann came through the Elva youth system. He made his debut for the first team on 23 April 2011. Levadia (loan) In 2013, Vihmann moved to Levadia on loan where he primarily played for the club's reserve side Levadia II. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 18 August 2014, in a 7–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev. Flora On 19 December 2014, Vihmann signed for Flora. He helped Flora win two Meistriliiga titles in 2015 and 2017. Stabæk (loan) On 16 March 2019, Vihmann joined Eliteserien club Stabæk on two-year loan deal. St Johnstone (loan) On 26 July 2019, Vihmann cut short his loan deal with Stabæk to join Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone on a season-long loan, with the option to either extend the loan by another year or to make the deal permanent. He made his debut the next day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Üürike
Madis Üürike (born 12 February 1943) is an Estonian politician and economist. Madis Üürike was born in Tartu, Estonia. Following the re-occupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union, the family fled to Sweden, where Üürike was raised and educated. He received his master's degree in philosophy and economics at Stockholm University and studied for his doctorate at Uppsala University, where he also worked as a university lecturer. In the 1970s and 1980s, he entered management positions within the construction and property industry in Stockholm. Following the reestablishment of Estonia's independence, Üürike returned to Estonia. From 1992 until 1994, he was Minister of Finance. From 1994 until 1996, he was an advisor to the Prime Minister of Estonia The prime minister of Estonia () is the head of government of the Estonia, Republic of Estonia. The prime minister is nominated by the President of Estonia, president after appropriate consultations with the parliamentary fact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Timpson
Madis Timpson (born 1 October 1974), is an Estonian politician, lawyer, and civil servant who was the Minister of Justice of Estonia in 2024. Biography Madis Timpson was born on 1 October 1974. He studied at Viljandi 4th Secondary School, from which he graduated in 1993. After graduating from high school, he began to study history and later law at the University of Tartu, and in 2001 he graduated from the University of Tartu with a master's degree in law. From 2001 to 2003 and from 2005 to 2007, Timpson was the city secretary of Viljandi. Between 2003 and 2005, he was a private entrepreneur. From 2007 to 2014, he was a legal advisor to the Minister of Justice. From 2014 to 2015, he was a legal advisor to the Minister of the Interior, and from 2015 to 2017, he was a legal advisor to the Minister of Public Administration. From 3 November 2017 to 25 March 2024, Timpson was the mayor of Viljandi. Since 5 December 2023, he is a member of the board of the Estonian Reform Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Pärtel
Madis Pärtel (born 1 November 1985) is a retired Estonian volleyball player, who was a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team and Estonian club TTÜ. He currently works as a diplomat in agriculture for Estonia to the European Union and is a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow. Estonian national team As a member of the senior Estonia men's national volleyball team, Pärtel competed at the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship. Sporting achievements Clubs ;Baltic League The Baltic League (officially known as the Triobet Baltic League) was a Baltic men's football club tournament held four times between the top club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinavi ... * 2012/2013 - with TTÜ * 2014/2015 - with TTÜ ;National championship * 2012/2013 Estonian Championship, with TTÜ * 2014/2015 Estonian Championship, with TTÜ ;National cup * 2013/2014 Estonian Cup 2013, with TTÜ * 2014/2015 Estonian Cup 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Milling
Madis Milling (24 November 1970 – 3 February 2022) was an Estonian actor, comedian, television and radio presenter, volunteer rescue worker, and politician. He was a member of the Estonian Defence League since 1990, in 2011 he was ranked as a lieutenant. Life and career In 1993, Milling graduated from Tallinn University as a theatre director. Milling was well known for his role of Valdur Põld in the Eesti Televisioon (ETV) and later TV3 comedy series ''Vanad ja kobedad'' from 2000 until 2007, and the 2003 film ''Vanad ja kobedad saavad jalad alla'' based on the series. He was a host on several radio stations, including Sky Plus, Vikerraadio, and Radio Kuku. He had performed on comedy tours with Pille Pürg and Henrik Normann since 2005. From 2006 until 2013, he played the role of Mart Kukk in the Kanal 2 crime-drama television series ''Kelgukoerad''. In 2010, he was co-presenter of the TV3 musical competition series ''Laulud tähtedega'' with singer Eda-Ines Etti. From 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Mihkels
Madis Mihkels (born 31 May 2003) is an Estonian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He turned professional in 2023 with on a two-year contract after spending the late part of the 2022 season with the team as a stagiaire. In October 2023, Mihkels and Belgian rider Gerben Thijssen were pulled by their team from the Tour of Guangxi, after Mihkels made a racist gesture. Mihkels pulled his eyes into slants, in a picture Thijssen posted on his Instagram. Major results Cyclo-cross ;2019–2020 : 1st National Junior Championships ;2020–2021 : 1st National Junior Championships ;2021–2022 : 2nd National Under-23 Championships ;2022–2023 : 1st Keila Road ;2020 : National Junior Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd Time trial ;2021 : National Junior Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : 3rd Road race, UCI World Junior Championships : 3rd Overall One Belt One Road Nation's Cup Hungary ::1st Stages 1a & 1b : 7th Road race, UEC European Junior Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Lepajõe
Madis Lepajõe (1 May 1955 Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast – 21 May 2020 Tartu) was an Estonian cyclist, sport personnel and politician. His younger sister was classical philologist, translator and religious historian Marju Lepajõe. From 1998 to 2004 he was the general secretary of Worldloppet The Worldloppet Ski Federation is an international federation of long distance cross-country skiing events whose aim is to promote cross-country skiing through ski races. The federation was founded on 10 June 1978 in Uppsala, Sweden. Locations M .... From 2009 to 2017 he was vice-president of European Cycling Union (UEC). From 2006 to 2012 he was vice-president of Estonian Cycling Federation. He was one of the founders of the club Klubi Tartu Maraton in 1991. From 2017 to 2020 he was vice-mayor of Tartu. Awards: * 2003: state sport prize References 1955 births 2020 deaths People from Pushkin, Saint Petersburg Estonian Centre Party politicians Estonian male cyclists Estonian pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madis Kõiv
Madis Kõiv (5 December 1929 – 24 September 2014) was an Estonian writer, philosopher and physicist. Education Kõiv attended school in Tartu after the second World War, graduating in the early 1950s with a degree in nuclear physics. Kõiv worked as a scientist and lecturer until 1991. Career as a playwright Kõiv always entertained a fascination with and love for literature. He wrote mostly for personal entertainment until the 1950s, when he became active in Estonian literary circles. His earliest published works were written with friends from these circles. He also wrote under a pseudonym for several years. His first published work was a play called ''Küüni täitmine'' (''Filling the Hay Barn'') written as a collaboration between Kõiv (using his pseudonym Jaanus Andreus Nooremb) and Hando Runnel in 1978. In 1999, the play was successfully produced for the first time. Kõiv then wrote two pieces with Vaino Vahing. The first was a play titled ''Faehlmann. Keskpäev. Õht ... [...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] |
Madis Kalmet
Madis Kalmet (born 27 January 1955, in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor and theatre director. In 1980 he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Stage Art Department. 1980-1985 he was an actor, and 1985-1988 principal stage manager of Rakvere Theatre. 1989-1992 he was an actor, and 1992-1999 the theatre director of Endla Theatre. Besides stage roles he has also participated on several films. Kalmet is married to diplomat and former actress Gita Kalmet (née Ränk). Their sons Henrik Kalmet and Karl-Andreas Kalmet are also actors. Awards: * 1988: Ants Lauter prize * 2019: 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 ..., IV class. Selected filmography * ''Metskapten'' (1971) * ''Võõra nime all'' (1985) * ''Ma pole turist, ma elan siin'' (1989) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
