About Edgar Kant
Lived 1902 – 1978 (aged 76). Edgar Kant was a Russian and Estonian geographer, professor, economist and partisan.
Edgar Kant (21 February 1902, Tallinn – 16 October 1978, Lund) was an Estonian geographer and economist. He laid the foundation for Estonian urban geography.
In 1928 he graduated from the University of Tartu.
From 1934 he was lecturer (from 1936 professor) at Tartu University.
Since 1938 he was member of Estonia Academy of Sciences; he was also the head of department of humanitarian sciences.
In September 1944 he went to Sweden where he worked at Lund University.
Main activities: studying Estonia's geopolitical situation; Estonian urban geography; editing "Atlas of Estonia".
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Who was Edgar Kant?
Estonian geographer and economist (1902–1978)
When was Edgar Kant born?
Edgar Kant was born on 21 February 1902 in Tallinn.
When did Edgar Kant die?
Edgar Kant died on 16 October 1978 in Lund.
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Edgar Kant was a geographer, professor, economist and partisan.
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Edgar Kant was Russian and Estonian.
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