About Erich Raiet
Lived 1920 – 1992 (aged 72). Erich Raiet was an Estonian linguist.
Erich Raiet (16 January 1920 – 25 April 1992) was an Estonian linguist. Until 1940, his name was Freienthal because it was changed.
In 1946, he graduated from Tartu University in Estonian philology. From 1947 to 1992, he worked at Estonian SSR Academy of Sciences' Language and Literature Institute.
He was one of the authors and editors for several dictionaries of Standard Estonian .
From 1939 on, he was a member of Mother Tongue Society.
Works
Küsimusi eesti liitverbi alalt. // Eesti NSV TA Keele ja Kirjanduse Instituudi uurimused. I. Tallinn, 1956 Nimisõnade nimetavalisest ja omastavalisest liitumisest. // KK (1958) 12 Arnold Kask tänapäeva eesti kirjakeele viljelejana. // Emakeele Seltsi aastaraamat 18 (1972) Über die Zusammenstellung des Wörterbuches der estnischen Schriftssprache. // Congressus Tertius Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum. I. Tallinn, 1975 "Eesti kirjakeele sõnaraamat" ilmumisjärgus. // KK (1983) 3.
Awards 1990: Wiedemann Language Award
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Estonian linguist (1920-1992)
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Erich Raiet was born on 16 January 1920 in Venevere Rural Municipality.
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Erich Raiet died on 25 April 1992 in Tallinn.
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Erich Raiet was a linguist.
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Erich Raiet was Estonian.
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