Andres-Allan Ellmann (born Andres-Allan Kurvits, better known by his pseudonym Andres Allan; 24 September 1965 – 22 July 1988)
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 poet.
Life
Andres Allan was born 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 ...
. He was the younger brother of artist . He attended primary school at Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 (now,
Tallinn English College
Tallinn English College () is a coeducational general education school in Tallinn, Estonia with in-depth education in English. It has elementary, middle, and senior levels with students 7 to 18 years old.
History
The history of the college sta ...
) and secondary school at Tallinn Secondary School No. 2 (now,
Tallinn Secondary School of Science
Tallinn Secondary School of Science () is a Gymnasium (school), gymnasium in Tallinn, Estonia.
The school is a member of the G5 Union of Schools which comprises what some call the "elite Tallinn city centre schools": Tallinn English College, Tall ...
), graduating in 1983. After secondary school, he studied at the
.
Andres Allan wrote poetry with a mystical-religious connotation. His poems have been published in the newspaper ''
Edasi
''Edasi'' () was a newspaper published in Tartu, Estonia. The paper was published with this name between 1948 and 1990.
History and profile
The paper was the successor of ''Postimees'' of which the name was changed to ''Edasi'' on 1 May 1948 to ...
'' and in the magazines ''
Vikerkaar
''Vikerkaar'' ('rainbow' in Estonian) is an Estonian magazine published in Tallinn, Estonia by Kultuurileht SA. The magazine focuses on Estonian literature.
First number was issued in 1986.
1986-2006 was also issued Russian version of Vikerka ...
'', ''
Kultuur ja Elu
''Kultuur ja Elu'' (meaning "Culture and Life" in English) is an Estonian magazine dedicated to culture.
History and profile
''Kultuur ja Elu'' has been issued since 1958.
In the 21st century, the journal developed into an almost exclusively m ...
'', ''
Looming
''Looming'' is a term found in the study of perception, as it relates directly to psychology. Looming occurs when an object begins moving closer to the eye. As the resulting image becomes increasingly larger on the perceiver's retina, i.e., when ...
'', ''Marm'', and ''Noorus''.
He died after a fall from balcony in Tallinn in 1988, aged 22. It is uncertain whether the fall was a suicide or an accident. He was buried in
Pärnamäe Cemetery
Pärnamäe Cemetery () is a cemetery in Pirita District, Tallinn, Estonia. Its area is 105.6 ha.
The cemetery was opened in 1962, and the cemetery was the merger of two former cemeteries. The first burial took place in 1963.
In 1993, a crematori ...
in Tallinn.
Books
Poetry
* ''Urjamised'' (1992)
* ''Öötrükid'', edited by Lauri Sommer (2009)
Family
Video game designer and novelist
Robert Kurvitz
Robert Kurvitz (born 8 October 1984) is an Estonian novelist, video game designer, and musician. He was the lead writer and designer of the 2019 video game ''Disco Elysium'' as a founding member of the ZA/UM cultural association and the eponymo ...
is his nephew.
References
External links
Andres Allan at Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary
1965 births
1988 deaths
Estonian male poets
20th-century Estonian poets
Writers from Tallinn
Burials at Pärnamäe Cemetery
Deaths from falls
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