Kalle Eller (pseudonym Kalle Istvan Eller; 7 May 1940 – 10 January 2023)Suri Kaitseliidu endine ülem Kalle Istvan Eller was an Estonian publisher, neopagan, cultural researcher, educator and poet.Kruus, Oskar & Puhvel, Heino. Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Tallinn:
Eesti Raamat
Eesti Raamat (Eesti Raamat OÜ) is an Estonian publisher which is located in Tallinn
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, 2000. Page 78
Kalle Eller was born in
Tartu
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. From 1964 until 1970, he studied Estonian and English philology at
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. From 1970 to 1973, he worked as a schoolteacher in
Ahja
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Ahja manor
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,
Kodasoo
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, and Sihva. From 1986 until 1988, he was a lecturer at the
Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (, or ) is a private university in Tallinn, Estonia, established in 1946. It is situated next to the Church of the Holy Spirit, Tallinn.
See also
*List of universities in Es ...
. From 1989 until 1991, he was an Officer of the Defence League; from 17 February 17 until 10 November 10, 1990, he was the Commander of the Defence League. Between 1992 and 1994, he was the Adviser to the National Defence Committee of the
Riigikogu
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. In July 2006,
Heinrich Mark
Heinrich Mark (1 October 1911 – 2 August 2004) was an Estonian politician and Prime Minister of the Estonian Government in Exile.
He was Prime Minister in duties of the President of the Republic of Estonia from 1 March 1990 to 6 October 1992 ...
awarded him the rank of colonel in the
Estonian Defence League
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. Eller is also one of the founders of
Maavalla Koda
Maavalla Koda (literally ''House of the Native Land'', short for Taarausuliste ja Maausuliste Maavalla Koda, ''Estonian House for Taaraist and Native Religion Followers'') is a religious organisation uniting adherents of the two kinds of Estonia ...
.
Publications
* 1968-1972: works in several almanacs: "Marm" (1968), "Õitsev Tuul" (1969), "Kamikadze" (1970), "Jumala Tuul" (1972)
* 1972: essay "Maarahvast"
* 1987: 200 maakeelset nime. Kultuur ja Elu 1987, nr 9, pp 21–22
* 1990: 500 maakeelset nime. Noortekalender 1990, pp 140–145
* 1999: Võro-seto language. (in English) Võru Instituut 1999. ISBN 9985-9149-5-3
* 2001: Bärsärk. Luuletusi Eesti Vabariigi aastaist 1967– . Ilmamaa 2001 ISBN 9985-878-78-7