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Student Society Liivika () is an Estonian student society.


History

Student Society Liivika was established on April 21, 1909, in
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, mostly by former members of the student corporation
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Symbols

The society's motto is "''Ex solo ad solem soli patriae''", which means "Up from the Soil to the Sun for the benefit of Homeland". The symbol of membership is a silver ring with its coat of arms and the motto. The coat of arms has a lion above a golden wave. Below the wave is the letter "L" decorated with oak leaves. The lion represents masculinity, the letter "L" is for Liivikat, the oak leaves represent the love of one's country, and the golden wave represents the predecessor organization. The society does not have colors, but its members wear white coats.


Notable members

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Artur Amon Artur "Ats" Amon (17 February 1916 – 3 September 1944) was an Estonian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Amon was born in Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population o ...
, basketball player *
Johannes Hint Johannes Rudolph Hint (20 September 1914 – died 5 September 1985) was an Estonian scientist and the only person to create and successfully run a limited company under the communist planned economy of the Soviet Union. With his company, Dessim ...
, scientist *
Paul Keres Paul Keres (; 7 January 1916 – 5 June 1975) was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, and narrowly missed a chance at a World Chess Championship match on five ...
, chess grandmaster *
Juhan Kukk Juhan (Johann) Kukk ( – 4 December 1942) was an Estonian politician. Early years Kukk was born in Käru, Salla Parish (now in Väike-Maarja Parish), Wierland County. He graduated from Tartu High School of Sciences, then studied in the Commer ...
, politician *
Kaarel Liidak Kaarel Liidak (until 1936 Karl Liidemann, 12 November 1889 Sindi – 16 January 1945 Karksi-Nuia) was an Estonian agronomist, agriculture minister and politician, member and chairman of the National Committee of the Republic of Estonia from Mar ...
, agronomist and politician *
Mihkel Mathiesen Mihkel Mathiesen (27 October 1918 – 28 November 2003) was an Estonian statesman. Mihkel Mathiesen was born in Pärivere, Are Parish (now, Tori Parish), Pärnu County Pärnu County ( or ''Pärnumaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. ...
, politician *
Georg Meri Georg-Peeter Meri (7 October 1900 – 10 June 1983) was an Estonian diplomat, literary scholar and translator. He took part in Estonian War of Independence, belonging to Tallinn Defence Battalion. From 1934 to 1938, he was a diplomat of Estonia ...
, diplomat and translator *
Uuno Öpik Uuno Öpik (a.k.a. Uno Öpik; 19 October 1926 in Tartu, Tartu, Estonia – 30 April 2005 in Bath, Somerset, Bath, UK) was an Estonian-born Atomic physics, atomic physicist most of whose adult life was spent in Northern Ireland and Great Britain ...
, atomic physicist * Anton Uesson, politician and engineer *
Valev Uibopuu Valev Uibopuu (19 October 1913 Vana-Antsla Parish (now Antsla Parish), Kreis Werro – 18 March 1997 Lund) was an Estonian writer. He is one of the most known Estonian expatriate writers. In 1943, he fled to Finland, where he was involved with th ...
, writer *
Trivimi Velliste Trivimi Velliste (born 4 May 1947, in Tartu, Estonia) is an Estonian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1992 to 1994 and as the Estonian Ambassador to the United Nations from 1994 to 1998. He currently is a Member of Parl ...
, politician


See also

* List of fraternities and sororities in Estonia


References


External links

* {{Estonian student organizations 1900s establishments in Latvia Organizations established in 1909 1909 establishments in the Russian Empire Fraternities and sororities in Estonia