Saare County
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, Estonia – 6 November 2007) was an Estonian journalist,
linguist
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and writer.
From 1941 to 1945, he served as a soldier in the
8th Estonian Rifle Corps
The 8th Estonian Rifle Corps (2nd formation) (, ) was a formation in the Red Army, created on 6 November 1942, during World War II.
An 8th Rifle Corps (but not made up of Estonian personnel) had been previously formed, taking part in the Sovi ...
.
In 1951, he graduated from
Tartu 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.
From 1947 to 1952, he worked at the editorial office of the newspaper ''
Edasi
''Edasi'' () was a newspaper published in Tartu, Estonia. The paper was published with this name between 1948 and 1990.
History and profile
The paper was the successor of ''Postimees'' of which the name was changed to ''Edasi'' on 1 May 1948 to ...
''.
He began lecturing at Tartu University in 1952.
In 1977, he became a member of
Estonian Academy of Sciences
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.
Awards
*1996 Wiedemann language award
*1993 and 1998 Republic of Estonia science prize
*1999 Republic of Estonia science life work prize