Eduard Alver
Estonian military personnel and lawyer
About Eduard Alver
Lived 1886 – 1939 (aged 53). Eduard Alver was an Estonian and Latvian military personnel, politician, police officer, lawyer and entrepreneur.
Eduard Alver (15 March 1886, in Valga – 15 August 1939, in Tallinn) was an Estonian lawyer, policeman, politician, and commander of the Estonian Defence League (Kaitseliit) during the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence.
From 1906 to 1911, Alver studied medicine at the University of Vienna. He also studied law at the University of Tartu, and received his master's degree in law at Moscow University.
Awards 1929: Order of the Cross of the Eagle, II class.
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Who was Eduard Alver?
Estonian military personnel and lawyer (1886-1939)
When was Eduard Alver born?
Eduard Alver was born on 15 March 1886 in Valga.
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Eduard Alver died on 15 August 1939 in Tallinn.
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Eduard Alver was a military personnel, politician, police officer, lawyer and entrepreneur.
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Eduard Alver was Estonian and Latvian.
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