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Recipients

*1989 –

Henn Saari Henn Saari (15 February 1924 Narva – 8 September 1999 Tallinn) was an Estonian linguist. In 1963 he graduated from Tartu University in Estonian philology. 1959-1975 he worked at the journal Keel ja Kirjandus. Since 1975 he was a senior researc ...

*1990 – Hella Keem, Erich Raiet *1991 – Pent Nurmekund *1992 – Rein Kull, Valev Uibopuu *1993 –

Rudolf Karelson Rudolf Karelson (6 August 1929 Uulu Parish – 25 September 2006) was an Estonian linguist. In 1954 he graduated from Tartu University in Estonian philology. Since 1961 he worked at Estonian Language Institute. His main fields of research wer ...

Uno Liivaku Uno or UNO may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Television * "Uno" (''Better Call Saul''), premiere episode of the American TV series ''Better Call Saul'' * ''Uno'' (film), a 2004 Norwegian drama film *Rai Uno, an Italian TV channel **'' ...

*1994 –

Nikolai Baturin Nikolai Baturin (5 August 1936 – 16 May 2019) was an Estonian award-winning novelist and playwright. Biography and career Baturin was born in Arumetsa village, Suislepa Parish (now Maltsa village, Viljandi Parish), Viljandi County. His fath ...

Paul Saagpakk Paul Saagpakk (2 September 1910 in Mustjala Parish, Kreis Ösel, Governorate of Livonia – 23 February 1996 in Kuressaare, Saaremaa) was an Estonian linguist who compiled a standard reference dictionary of Estonian with 500,000 Estonian expressio ...

*1995 –

Lennart Meri Lennart Georg Meri (; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian politician, writer, and film director. He served as the second president of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Meri was among the leaders of the movement to restore Estonian indepen ...

*1996 –

Juhan Peegel Juhan Peegel (, , 19 May 1919 Reina, Saare County, Estonia – 6 November 2007) was Estonian journalist, linguist and writer. From 1941–1945, he served as a soldier in the Estonian Rifle Regiment. In 1951, he graduated from Tartu Unive ...

*1997 –

Eduard Leppik Eduard Model Accessories is a Czech manufacturer of plastic models and finescale model accessories. Formed in 1989 in the city of Most, Eduard began in a rented cellar as a manufacturer of photoetched brass model components. Following the s ...

*1998 – Mari Must,

Huno Rätsep Huno Rätsep (born 28 December 1927 in Tartu) is an Estonian linguist. In 1951 he graduated from Tartu State University. Since 1953 he has taught at the University of Tartu, since 1977, a professor. His main fields of research have been structu ...

*1999 – Tiiu Erelt,

Uno Mereste Uno Mereste (born Uno-Johannes Muskat; 27 May 1928 – 6 December 2009) was an Estonian economist and politician. He was a member of VII, VIII 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composit ...

*2000 –

Ellen Uuspõld Ellen Uuspõld (19 April 1927 – 7 June 2019) was an Estonian linguist. In 1953 she graduated from Tartu University in Estonian philology. Since 1967 she taught at the University of Tartu. From 1980 until 1983, she taught the Estonian language ...

*2001 –

Ülle Viks Ülle is an Estonian feminine given name, a feminine form of the masculine given name Ülo. People named Ülle include: *Ülle Aaskivi (1950–2007), politician *Ülle Jaakma (born 1957), agronomist, veterinarian and university rector *Ülle Ka ...

Eduard Vääri Eduard Vääri (26 June 1926 Lapetukme, Valguta Parish – 17 May 2005) was an Estonian linguist. In 1950 he graduated from Tartu University. Since 1951 he taught at Tartu University, since 1978 a professor. 1976-1978 he taught Estonian languag ...

*2002 – Valdek Pall *2003 –

Mati Hint Mati Hint (28 August 1937 – 5 December 2019) was an Estonian linguist and politician. He was a member of VII Riigikogu VII Riigikogu was the seventh legislature of Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian language, E ...

Helju Vals Helju Vals (1957-1960 Helju Heuer, pseudonyms Hille Sarem, Krista Varju; 1 March 1929 Tartu – 31 January 2011) was an Estonian language editor, journalist. In 1953 she graduated from Tartu State University in Estonian philology. After graduatin ...

*2004 – Viivi Maanso *2005 –

Haldur Õim Haldur Õim (born 22 January 1942 in Helme Parish (now Tõrva Parish)) is an Estonian linguist. In 1965 he graduated from Tartu State University in Estonian philology. Since 1969 he has taught at the Tartu of Tartu (since 1992, a professor). F ...

*2006 –

Heldur Niit Heldur is an Estonian-language male given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that pers ...

*2007 –

Kristiina Ross Kristiina Ross (born on 3 June 1955 in Tallinn) is an Estonian linguist and translator. In 1978 she graduated from Tartu State University in Estonian philology. Since 1978 she is working at Estonian Language Institute. She has also worked at Es ...

*2008 –

Mati Erelt Mati Erelt (born 12 March 1941) is an Estonian linguist. Mati Erelt was born in Tallinn. In 1965 he graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in Estonian language and literature. He defended his doctoral dissertation there in 1981. ...

*2009 –

Ilse Lehiste Ilse Lehiste ( ; 31 January 1922 – 25 December 2010) was an Estonian-born American linguist, author of many studies in phonetics. Early life Ilse Lehiste finished high school in Tallinn. In 1942 she began her studies at the Faculty of Philosoph ...

*2010 –

Ain Kaalep Ain Kaalep (4 June 1926 – 9 June 2020) was an Estonian poet, playwright, literary critic and translator. Biography and career Kaalep was born in Tartu. He studied at the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium and at the University of Tartu, from which he gr ...

*2011 –

Tiit-Rein Viitso Tiit-Rein Viitso (4 March 1938 – 2 December 2022) was an Estonian linguist. In 1962, he graduated from Tartu State University in Estonian philology. From 1965 to 1973 he worked at Tartu State University's Computational Centre (). During 1973� ...

*2012 – Mari Tarand *2013 – Valve-Liivi Kingisepp *2014 –

Arvo Krikmann Arvo Krikmann (21 July 1939 – 27 February 2017) was an Estonian academician, folklorist, linguist, paremiologist, and humour researcher. He may be best known as a proverb scholar, “one of the leading paremiologists in the world.” Krikman ...

*2015 –

Leelo Tungal Leelo Tungal (born 22 June 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian poet, children's writer, translator, editor and librettist. Life and career Tungal studied Estonian literature at the University of Tartu. After her graduation, she has worked as a tea ...

*2016 –

Uno Laur Uno Laur (born 8 June 1961 in Rakvere), also known as Kohtla-Järve Uno (a nickname derived from his hometown Kohtla-Järve), is an Estonian anarchist and the iconoclastic ex lead singer of the Must Mamba and Röövel Ööbik, "the oldest punk ...

*2017 – Marja Kallasmaa *2018 –

Reet Kasik Reet Kasik (born 5 May 1946) is an Estonian linguist. She was born in Tallinn. In 1969, she graduated from University of Tartu, Tartu State University with a degree in Estonian philology. Since 1969, she has taught at the University of Tartu. She ...

*2019 – *2020 –

Helle Metslang Helle Metslang (born 29 July 1950 in Paide) is an Estonian linguist. Biography Metslang studied Estonian philology at the University of Tartu, graduating in 1974. She subsequently worked at the Institute of the Estonian Language in Tallinn. I ...

*2021 –

Jüri Viikberg Jüri is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, northern Estonia. It is located southeast of the capital Tallinn, by the Tallinn–Tartu road (E263), directly after the intersection with Tallinn Ring Road (nr. 11). Jüri is the admin ...

*2022 –

Mare Koit A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four ...

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