Ferdinand August Peterson (also Ferdinand Petersen; 13 March 1887

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Parish (now

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Kreis Jerwen Jerwen County ( or , or , ) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia. It was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day northern Estonia). Its capital was Paide (''Weissenstein ...

– 18 February 1979

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) was an

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n engineer and politician. From 1918 to 1919, he was the minister of roads in the

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. In 1919, he was a member of the

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. In 1944, he fled the

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to Germany, and in 1949 he emigrated to the United States. He was an honorary alumnus of the

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. Peterson died at Hillhaven Nursing Home in

in 1979.

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1887 births 1979 deaths People from Tapa Parish People from Kreis Jerwen Estonian Labour Party politicians Government ministers of Estonia Members of the Estonian Constituent Assembly Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to the United States {{Engineer-stub