Enn Kasak (born on 24 September 1954 Navi,

Võru County Võru County ( et, Võru maakond or ''Võrumaa''; vro, Võro maakund) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga County and Põlva County and is the only Estonian county bordering two countries - Latvia ( Alūksne Municipality a ...

) is 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 philosopher and astrophysicist. 1981 he graduated from

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

in astrophysics speciality. 1981-1995 he worked at Tõravere Observatory. 1998-2007 he taught at

Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

. Since 2007 he is teaching at Tartu University. 1995–1997 he was the head of

Võro Institute Võro Institute ( vro, Võro Instituut, et, Võru Instituut) is an Estonian state research and development institution dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Võro language and culture. History Võro ( vro, võro kiil, links=no ...

. In 2001 he was awarded with

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Balti ...

, medal class.

Works

Fiction

* "Mu kadonu tii" Vikerkaar, 7-8/2005, pp 97–100 * "Trooja hopõn" Vikerkaar, 7-8/2005, pp 100–110 * "Partii" Võro-Seto tähtraamat 2009, pp 66–68. Võro: Võro Selts VKKF, 2008 * novel "Vaba pattulangemise seadus" Tallinn: Argo, 2009. ISBN 9789949438594

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kasak, Enn Living people 1954 births Estonian philosophers Estonian astrophysicists Recipients of the Order of the White Star, Medal Class University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu Academic staff of Tallinn University People from Võru Parish