About Ilmar Talve
Lived 1919 – 2007 (aged 88). Ilmar Talve was an Estonian and Finnish university teacher, writer, ethnologist, literary scholar, man of letters and philologist.
Ilmar-Aleksander Talve (until 1936 Thalfeldt; 17 January 1919 Mga, Ingria – 21 April 2007 Turku) was an Estonian writer and ethnologist. He worked primarily in Sweden and Finland.
In 1943, he fled to Finland, and there he joined Finnish Infantry Regiment 200.
In 1946, he became a member of the literary group Tuulisui.
In 1959, he started teaching at the University of Turku, and in 1986 he became a professor emeritus.
Works short story "Ainult inimene". Vadstena: Orto, 1948 novel "Maja lumes. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1952. novel "Juhansoni reisid. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1959 novel "Maapagu. I-II. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1988 monograph "Eesti kultuurilugu: Keskaja algusest Eesti iseseisvuseni". Tartu: Ilmamaa, 2004
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Who was Ilmar Talve?
Estonian writer and ethnologist (1919–2007)
When was Ilmar Talve born?
Ilmar Talve was born on 17 January 1919 in Mga.
When did Ilmar Talve die?
Ilmar Talve died on 21 April 2007 in Turku.
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Ilmar Talve was a university teacher, writer, ethnologist, literary scholar, man of letters and philologist.
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Ilmar Talve was Estonian and Finnish.
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