Endel Nirk
Estonian literary scientist, critic and writer
About Endel Nirk
Lived 1925 – 2018 (aged 92). Endel Nirk was an Estonian writer, literary critic, literary scholar and university teacher.
Endel Nirk (15 December 1925 in Koorküla Parish – 15 April 2018) was an Estonian literary scientist, critic and writer.
In 1949, he graduated from Tartu State University in Estonian philology. After graduating he worked at the editorial board of the newspaper Sirp ja Vasar. Since 1953 he worked at Estonian SSR Academy of Sciences' Language and Literature Institute. 2006: Order of the State Walk of the Year.
Works "Eduard Bornhöhe", Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1961 "Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald", Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1961 "Teemad variatsioonidega", Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1964 "Kreutzwald ja eesti rahvusliku kirjanduse algus", Eesti Raamat 1968 "Eesti kirjanduse biograafiline leksikon" (with Endel Sõgel), Eesti Raamat 1975 "Kaanekukk", Kunst 1977 "Mosaiikvõlv", Eesti Raamat 1978 "Eesti kirjandus", Perioodika 1983 "Avardumine", Eesti Raamat 1985 "Tabelinus", Perioodika 1990 "Teeline ja tähed. Eurooplase Karl Ristikivi elu", Eesti Raamat 1991
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Who was Endel Nirk?
Estonian literary scientist, critic and writer (1925-2018)
When was Endel Nirk born?
Endel Nirk was born on 15 December 1925.
When did Endel Nirk die?
Endel Nirk died on 15 April 2018 in Tallinn.
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Endel Nirk was a writer, literary critic, literary scholar and university teacher.
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Endel Nirk was Estonian.
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