About Helmi Dresen
Lived 1892 – 1941 (aged 49). Helmi Dresen was an Estonian esperantist, translator and lexicographer.
Helmi Dresen (4 July 1892 – 25 September 1941) was an Estonian translator, poet, and Esperantist. She was the older sister of Hilda Dresen. She was shot by the Nazis.
Life She was born in Kolga. She learned Esperanto in 1912. In the 1920s, she headed the ("Dictionary Commission") of the local Tallinn club, which led to the publication of an Esperanto-Estonian dictionary.
On 22 June 1941, the Nazis launched Operation Barbarossa, resulting in the capture of Tallinn. Several Esperantists were arrested and shot, including Helmi Dresen, and Neeme Ruus.
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Who was Helmi Dresen?
Estonian translator, Esperantist (1892-1941)
When was Helmi Dresen born?
Helmi Dresen was born on 4 July 1892 in Kolga.
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Helmi Dresen died on 25 September 1941 in Tallinn.
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Helmi Dresen was an esperantist, translator and lexicographer.
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Helmi Dresen was Estonian.
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