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August Jakobson

Estonian writer and politician (1904-1963)
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
August 20, 1904
Date of death
May 23, 1963
Place of birth
Pärnu
Place of death
Tallinn
Country of citizenship
Estonia, Soviet Union[9][10]
Occupation
writer, politician, short story writer
Position held
deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic[11][12]
Educated at
University of Tartu[13]
Member of political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union[24]
Award received
Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR, People's Writer of the Estonian SSR, Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, State Stalin Prize, 1st degree[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Estonian, Russian[27][28]
Family name
Jakobson[25]
Given name
August[26]
Member of
USSR Union of Writers[22]
Name in native language
August Jakobson[29]
Place of burial
Metsakalmistu[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en August Jakobson fa آگوست یاکوبسون ru Аугуст Михкелевич Якобсон ru Аугуст Якобсон ru Якобсон, Август Михкелевич ru Якобсон Аугуст ru Якобсон, Аугуст ru Якобсон, Аугуст Михкелевич uk Якобсон Август Михайлович zh 奥古斯特·雅各布松
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000083914174
VIAF cluster ID
69019045
Library of Congress authority ID
n82249366
GND ID
123163161
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
August Jakobson ca, 1920.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12418770c
Biografija.ru ID
yakobson-august-mikhkelevich
CBDB.cz author ID
49354
Chtyvo author ID
Yakobson_Auhust
Concise Literary Encyclopedia ID
8-a641
Databazeknih.cz author ID
50132
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123163161
Show all 28 identifiers +16
FAST ID
1720540
Freebase ID
/m/0hzpyq1
Geni.com profile ID
6000000016097017331
IDU person ID
10450
IdRef ID
033308411
NL CR AUT ID
kup19950000043263
NUKAT ID
n2013178665
National Library of Latvia ID
000023304
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810619865205606
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3916383
Open Library ID
OL1044198A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
671117
Prabook ID
741033, 2610316
SVKKL authority ID
p0110900-Jakobson-August-19041963
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
august-jakobson
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmDmh7pR49h4JPjDGXrv3

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Stalin Prize, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", People's Writer of the Estonian SSR
Occupation 3
writer, politician, short story writer
Country of citizenship 2
Estonia, Soviet Union
Films written 2
Silvery Dust, Life in the Citadel
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Russian, Estonian
Educated at 1
University of Tartu
Family name 1
Jakobson
Given name 1
August
Heads of state of 1
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
USSR Union of Writers
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Place of birth 1
Pärnu
Place of burial 1
Metsakalmistu
Place of death 1
Tallinn
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

August Jakobson was born on August 20, 1904[1], in Pärnu[2]. He died on May 23, 1963[3], in Tallinn[4]. He worked as a writer[5], politician[6], and short story writer[7].

FAQs

Where was August Jakobson born?

August Jakobson was born in Pärnu[2].

Where did August Jakobson die?

August Jakobson died in Tallinn[4].

What did August Jakobson do for work?

August Jakobson worked as a writer[5], politician[6], and short story writer[7].

Where did August Jakobson go to school?

August Jakobson was educated at University of Tartu[13].

What awards did August Jakobson receive?

Honors received include Stalin Prize[14], Order of Lenin[15], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[16], and Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[17].

Related Entities

Estonia Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic University of Tartu

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  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour +7
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