Johannes Võerahansu (28 January 1902 in Keo – 17 October 1980 in

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) was an

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n painter. From 1932 to 1936, he studied at

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's atelier at the Pallas Art School. In the 1940s, he taught at the Tartu State Art Institute. From 1955 to 1957, he taught at the Tartu Art School, and from 1957 to 1973 at the Estonian State Art Institute. In 1945 he became a member of Estonian Artists' Association. He was also a member of the Estonian Association of Visual Artists (, EKKKÜ).

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1902 births 1980 deaths People from Rapla Parish People from Kreis Harrien Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Arts Honoured Workers of the Arts Industry of the Estonian SSR Burials at Metsakalmistu {{Estonia-artist-stub