Bernhard Eduard Ingel (February 23, 1901 – April 7, 1983) was an

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journalist.

Early life and education

Ingel was born in

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, Estonia, the son of Karl Ingel (1869–1934) and Anna Sophie Ingel (née Laane, 1869–?). He studied at the Faculty of Law of the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

from 1923 to 1934, and he was an alumnus of the

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Career

Ingel participated in the

Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the War of Freedom in Estonia, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Soviet Russian westward offensive of 1918–1919 and the ...

, worked in the editorial office of ''

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'', and later was the editor of '' Wõru Teataja''. In 1935, he started working as an assistant to the attorney

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. He was a member of the National Center Party. In 1944, he fled to Sweden, where he was the first editor of the newspaper '' Teataja'' until 1953, and later a goldsmith.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingel, Bernard 1901 births 1983 deaths Estonian male journalists National Centre Party (Estonia) politicians Estonian military personnel of the Estonian War of Independence University of Tartu alumni Estonian emigrants to Sweden Estonian World War II refugees People from Tartu Parish