About Elmar Muuk
Lived 1901 – 1941 (aged 39). Elmar Muuk was an Estonian linguist, editor and lexicographer.
Elmar Muuk (26 December 1901 – 20 November 1941) was an Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and author of a number of dictionaries and textbooks of the Estonian language, and was, together with Johannes Voldemar Veski and Johannes Aavik, responsible for development of Estonian as a modern European language.
Muuk was born in Eivere village, in the Kreis Jerwen of the Governorate of Estonia. He took part of the Estonian War of Independence. Muuk was arrested by NKVD on 14 June 1941 in Tallinn and died in imprisonment in Sevurallag, Sverdlovsk oblast.
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Who was Elmar Muuk?
Estonian linguist (1901-1941)
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Elmar Muuk was born on 26 December 1901 in Eivere.
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Elmar Muuk died on 20 November 1941 in Sevurallag.
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Elmar Muuk was a linguist, editor and lexicographer.
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Elmar Muuk was Estonian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Elmar Muuk. https://biography.guide/elmar-muuk/
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