Ülo Tootsen (13 June 1933 – 12 March 2006) was an

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

n biologist, journalist, publisher, editor, translator, and politician. He was a member of IX Riigikogu, representing the

Estonian Centre Party The Estonian Centre Party ( et, Eesti Keskerakond, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Jüri Ratas. The party was founded on 12 ...

. Tootsen was born in Varstu Parish (now, part of

Rõuge Parish Rõuge Parish ( et, Rõuge vald; vro, Rõugõ vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. In 2019, it had a population of 5,427 and an area of 933 km². In 2017, it merged with Haanja Parish, Mõniste Parish, Misso Paris ...

). His brother was journalist, writer and politician

Toivo Tootsen Toivo Tootsen (born 17 June 1943 in Rõuge) is an Estonian journalist, writer and politician. He has been member of IX, X and XI Riigikogu. He is a member of Estonian Centre Party. His brother was journalist and politician Ülo Tootsen Ülo T ...

. He graduated from Tartu State University in 1957 with a degree in zoology. He then worked in the Ministry of Agriculture of the Estonian SSR in from 1957 until 1959 as a chief

ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of October ...

. From 1959 until 1961, he was the cultural editor of the daily newspaper '' Rahva Hääl''. From 1961 until 1991, he worked in the news editorial office of

Eesti Televisioon Eesti Televisioon (ETV) ( en, Estonian Television) is an Estonian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Estonian Public Broadcasting. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955. History Eesti Televisioon (''Estonian Televis ...

and worked concurrently at Võru Raadio since 1985 and as a broadcaster for Eesti Raadio. From 1991 until 1995, he published the newspaper ''Meelejahutaja'', was the editor of the newspaper ''Elu'' from 1995 until 1996, and was an editor and head of the publications department of ''Võrumaa Teataja'' from 1996 until 1999. Tootsen has published works in the field of fish farming and journalism, and has translated fiction from the Russian language into Estonian, including works by Vladimir Mitypov,

Ales Adamovich Aleksandr Mikhailovich Adamovich ( be, Аляксандр Міхайлавіч Адамовіч, translit=Aliaksandr Michailavič Adamovič, russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Адамо́вич; 3 September 1927 – 26 January ...

, Yevgeny Fadeitshev, Feodor Gladkov, and Ion Druță.

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1933 births 2006 deaths Estonian journalists Estonian editors Estonian translators Estonian biologists Estonian zoologists Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 Estonian Centre Party politicians University of Tartu alumni People from Rõuge Parish {{Estonia-politician-stub