About Ain Kalmus
Lived 1906 – 2001 (aged 95). Ain Kalmus was an Estonian and American writer, clergyman, cleric and theologian.
Ain Kalmus (given name Evald Mänd; 8 June 1906 Emmaste Parish, Hiiu County – 15 November 2001) was an Estonian writer and theologian.
From 1925 to 1929, he studied at the Baptist Evangelical Seminary at Keila. After that he finished Andover Newton Theological School (in the United States), defending his master's thesis. After returning from the United States, he worked as a Baptist minister in Tartu and Southern Estonia, later also as a pastor in Tallinn. In 1944, he and his family escaped to Sweden and in 1948, to the United States.
Works 1942: Soolased tuuled (Salty Winds), novel 1945: Öö tuli liiga vara (Night Came Too Early), novel 1948: Hingemaa (Land of Spirits), novel 1950: Prohvet (Prophet, or The Unfaithful), novel 1969: Juudas (Judas), novel
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Who was Ain Kalmus?
Estonian writer and theologian (1906–2001)
When was Ain Kalmus born?
Ain Kalmus was born on 8 June 1906 in Emmaste Rural Municipality.
When did Ain Kalmus die?
Ain Kalmus died on 15 November 2001 in Amherst.
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Ain Kalmus was a writer, clergyman, cleric and theologian.
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Ain Kalmus was Estonian and American.
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