About Ita Saks
Lived 1921 – 2003 (aged 81). Ita Saks was an Estonian translator.
Ita Saks (3 December 1921 – 23 March 2003) was an Estonian translator and journalist. She is mainly known for her Latvian-language translations into Estonian.
Saks was born into a Jewish family in Valga. From 1950 until 1956, she studied Estonian philology at Tartu State University. Afterward, she was in a relationship with the writer Aadu Hint, with whom she had a daughter, the translator Mare Zaneva. Real estate investor Georgi Zanev is her grandson.
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Who was Ita Saks?
Estonian translator, publicist (1921-2003)
When was Ita Saks born?
Ita Saks was born on 3 December 1921 in Valga.
When did Ita Saks die?
Ita Saks died on 23 March 2003.
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Ita Saks was a translator.
What nationality was Ita Saks?
Ita Saks was Estonian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ita Saks. https://biography.guide/ita-saks/
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