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Ain Kaalep

Estonian writer and politician (1926–2020)
Person human Q405863

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
June 4, 1926
Date of death
June 9, 2020
Place of birth
Tartu
Place of death
Tartu
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Estonia[15][16]
Occupation
linguist, poet, translator, writer, literary critic, politician[17]
Position held
editor-in-chief[18]
Educated at
Hugo Treffner Gymnasium, University of Tartu[19][20]
Award received
Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class, Jaan Kross literary award, Juhan Liiv Poetry Award, Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR, Cena za poezii Hendrika Adamsona, National Identity Award, Wiedemann Language Award, honorary citizen of Elva, honorary citizen of Tartu, Officer of the Legion of Honour, First Class Medal of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Father
Juhan Kaalep[11]
Child
Ruuben Kaalep, Triin Kaalep, Elo Kaalep[12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Armenian, German, Russian, Finnish, English, Estonian[43][44][45][46][47][48]
Affiliation
Mother Tongue Society, Estonian Writers' Union, Goethe-Gesellschaft, Eesti Goethe-Selts, Estonian Literary Society, Pallas, Estonian Students' Society, Soome Sõjaveteranide Eesti Ühendus[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]
Family name
Kaalep[41]
Given name
Ain[42]
Military branch
Omakaitse, Finnish Army, Waffen-SS[33][34][35]
Military unit
Infantry Regiment 200, Wikidata item
Military, police or special rank
corporal[36]
Name in native language
Ain Kaalep[57]
P14750
C9AA-E979-5054-C03C-FC61
Participated in conflict
World War II, Battle of Vyborg Bay, Tallinn Offensive, Singing Revolution[37][38][39][40]
Place of burial
Elva cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ain Kaalep fa آین کالپ ja アイン・カーレップ ru Айн Каалеп ru Каалеп, Айн
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
000000007833209X
VIAF cluster ID
300510831
Library of Congress authority ID
nr91027202
GND ID
120574632
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ain Kaalep 2010 03 30 cropped.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90340143
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124197651
CBDB.cz author ID
49369
DDB person (GND) ID
120574632
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120574632
Discogs artist ID
2367080
EFIS person ID
7204
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Estonian biographical database ID
745
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_120574632
Freebase ID
/m/0nhxrpy
Geni.com profile ID
6000000003590705298
IMDb ID
nm1796178
IdRef ID
033319952
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
120574632
MusicBrainz artist ID
e5863be2-b45f-4022-9db3-0cac599a2098
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000603267
NLP ID
a0000002012626
NUKAT ID
n2011101271
National Library of Latvia ID
000289987
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810573189105606
National Library of Portugal ID
306676
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
203849566
Obálky knih ID
jn20000603267
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3918748
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
ain-kaalep
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpJdKwmfgBB3wY6cQPWjC
Yale LUX ID
person/14fd310a-e1bb-439a-95e4-8a3d9dc493a5
ČSFD person ID
611065

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Languages spoken, written or signed 6
English, German, Russian, Finnish, Estonian, Armenian
Occupation 6
writer, poet, politician, translator, linguist, literary critic
Participated in conflict 4
World War II, Singing Revolution, Tallinn Offensive, Battle of Vyborg Bay
Affiliation 3
Estonian Writers' Union, Estonian Students' Society, Pallas
Award received 3
Officer of the Legion of Honour, honorary citizen of Elva, National Identity Award
Military branch 3
Waffen-SS, Finnish Army, Omakaitse
Country of citizenship 2
Estonia, Soviet Union
Educated at 2
University of Tartu, Hugo Treffner Gymnasium
Child 1
Ruuben Kaalep
Children (paternal) 1
Ruuben Kaalep
Instance of 1
human
Military unit 1
Infantry Regiment 200
Place of birth 1
Tartu
Place of death 1
Tartu
Position held 1
editor-in-chief
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ain Kaalep was born on June 4, 1926[1], in Tartu[2]. He died on June 9, 2020[3], in Tartu[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], poet[6], translator[7], writer[8], and literary critic[9].

FAQs

Where was Ain Kaalep born?

Ain Kaalep's place of birth was Tartu[2].

Where did Ain Kaalep die?

Ain Kaalep died in Tartu[4].

Who were Ain Kaalep's parents?

Ain Kaalep's father was Juhan Kaalep[11].

What did Ain Kaalep do for work?

Ain Kaalep worked as a linguist[5], poet[6], translator[7], writer[8], and literary critic[9].

Where did Ain Kaalep go to school?

Ain Kaalep was educated at Hugo Treffner Gymnasium[19] and University of Tartu[20].

What awards did Ain Kaalep receive?

Honors received include Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class[21], Jaan Kross literary award[22], Juhan Liiv Poetry Award[23], and Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR[24].

Related Entities

Estonia University of Tartu

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    Military, police or special rank → corporal
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    Family name → Kaalep
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