About Helvi Jürisson
Lived 1928 – 2023 (aged 94). Helvi Jürisson was an Estonian writer, physician and translator.
Helvi Jürisson (5 October 1928 – 16 September 2023) was an Estonian poet, translator, and children's author, awarded the Order of the White Star, Medal Class, of the Republic of Estonia in 2001.
Biography Jürisson was born in Tallinn and graduated from the University of Tartu in 1953, where she studied medicine.
She had a son Peeter Volkonski (born 1954), from her marriage to composer Andrei Volkonsky, and a daughter Kerttu Soans (born 1961), from her marriage to artist Olev Soans.
She died on 16 September 2023, at the age of 94.
Works Children's books "Päike võttis kiirtekannu" (1963) "Nukuraamat" (1967) "Rähn rätsepaks" (1967) "Sputnikute nääriöö" (1967) "Tedretähestik" (1970) "Kas sa tunned seda teed" (1971) "Ahvi trahvimine" (1976) "Igaühel oma pesa" 1978) "Putukajutud" (1984) "Loomalaulud" (1987) "Peegliplika" (1989); ISBN 5450003676 "Mägra maja" (2007); ISBN 9789985716366 "Kõrv peos" (2010); ISBN 9789985710692 "Mida tähed räägivad?" (2018), ISBN 978-9949-549-80-1
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Estonian writer and translator (1928–2023)
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Helvi Jürisson was born on 5 October 1928 in Tallinn.
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Helvi Jürisson died on 16 September 2023 in Tallinn.
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Helvi Jürisson was a writer, physician and translator.
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Helvi Jürisson was Estonian.
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