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Andres Allan

1965 – 1988

Estonian poet

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Lived 1965 – 1988 (aged 22). Andres Allan was an Estonian poet.

Andres-Allan Ellmann (born Andres-Allan Kurvits, better known by his pseudonym Andres Allan; 24 September 1965 – 22 July 1988) was an Estonian poet.

Life Andres Allan was born in Tallinn. He was the younger brother of artist . He attended primary school at Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 (now, Tallinn English College) and secondary school at Tallinn Secondary School No. 2 (now, Tallinn Secondary School of Science), graduating in 1983. After secondary school, he studied at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Andres Allan wrote poetry with a mystical-religious connotation. His poems have been published in the newspaper Edasi and in the magazines Vikerkaar, Kultuur ja Elu, Looming, Marm, and Noorus.

He died after a fall from balcony in Tallinn in 1988, aged 22. It is uncertain whether the fall was a suicide or an accident. He was buried in Pärnamäe Cemetery in Tallinn.

Books Poetry Urjamised (1992) Öötrükid, edited by Lauri Sommer (2009)

Family Video game designer and novelist Robert Kurvitz is his nephew.

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Who was Andres Allan?

Estonian poet (1965-1988)

When was Andres Allan born?

Andres Allan was born on 24 September 1965 in Tallinn.

When did Andres Allan die?

Andres Allan died on 22 July 1988 in Tallinn.

What was Andres Allan's occupation?

Andres Allan was a poet.

What nationality was Andres Allan?

Andres Allan was Estonian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andres Allan

· Wikidata: Q12359120

· DBpedia: Andres Allan

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