Sven-Erik Soosaar

Estonian linguist and Wikipedian (born 1973)
Person human Q16405145
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Summary

Sven-Erik Soosaar was born on November 12, 1973[1], in Tallinn[2]. He has worked as a linguist[3], translator[4], researcher[5], Wikipedian[6], and lexicographer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Estonia[9]
  • Employer: Institute of the Estonian Language[10]
  • Educated at: University of Tartu[11], University of Helsinki[12], University of Konstanz[13], University of Greenland[14]
  • Member of: Estonian Students' Society[15], Wikimedia Eesti‎[16], Mother Tongue Society[17], Q16413291[18], Estonian Institute[19], Finno-Ugrian Society[20], Estonian Ornithological Society[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Commons category: Sven-Erik Soosaar[23]
  • Family name: Soosaar[24]
  • Given name: Sven-Erik[25]
  • Relative: Lembit Tedder[26], Hella Tedder[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Estonian[28]
  • Name in native language: Sven-Erik Soosaar[29]
  • Blood type: O[30]

Why It Matters

Sven-Erik Soosaar is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Sven-Erik Soosaar born?

Sven-Erik Soosaar's place of birth was Tallinn[2].

What did Sven-Erik Soosaar do for work?

Sven-Erik Soosaar worked as a linguist[3], translator[4], researcher[5], Wikipedian[6], and lexicographer[7].

Where did Sven-Erik Soosaar go to school?

Sven-Erik Soosaar was educated at University of Tartu[11], University of Helsinki[12], University of Konstanz[13], and University of Greenland[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Estonian Research Portal. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . eys.ee. eys.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . emakeeleselts.ee. emakeeleselts.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Estonian Research Portal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Tartu, University of Helsinki, University of Konstanz +1
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    Country of citizenship → Estonia
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