Endel Nirk (15 December 1925 in Koorküla Parish – 15 April 2018) was an
Estonia
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n literary scientist, critic and writer.
In 1949, he graduated from
Tartu State University
The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a Public university, 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.Sirp ja Vasar''. Since 1953 he worked at Estonian SSR Academy of Sciences' Language and Literature Institute.
Since 1955 he was a member of
Estonian Writers' Union
The Estonian Writers' Union (, abbr. EWU is a professional association of Estonian writers and literary critics.Marje Jõeste, Küllo Arjakas, ''The Baltic States'', Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers, 1991, page 64
History
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Awards:
* 2000:
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.
* 2006: Order of the State Walk of the Year.
Works
* "Eduard Bornhöhe", Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1961
* "Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald", Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1961
* "Teemad variatsioonidega", Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1964
* "Kreutzwald ja eesti rahvusliku kirjanduse algus", Eesti Raamat 1968
* "Eesti kirjanduse biograafiline leksikon" (with Endel Sõgel), Eesti Raamat 1975
* "Kaanekukk", Kunst 1977
* "Mosaiikvõlv", Eesti Raamat 1978
* "Eesti kirjandus", Perioodika 1983
* "Avardumine", Eesti Raamat 1985
* "Tabelinus", Perioodika 1990
* "Teeline ja tähed. Eurooplase Karl Ristikivi elu", Eesti Raamat 1991