About Johannes Käis
Lived 1885 – 1950 (aged 64). Johannes Käis was a Russian and Estonian pedagogue and teacher.
Johannes Käis (26 December 1885 – 29 April 1950) was an Estonian educator. He was a leading figure of the Estonian school renewal movement in the 1930s.
Käis was born in Rosma. In 1918 he graduated from Petrograd University. From 1903 to 1917 he worked as a teacher in Latvia. In 1920 he returned to Estonia.
From 1931 to 1940 he was the scientific secretary of the Estonian Teachers' Union.
Awards 1945 Honored Teacher of the Estonian SSR
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Who was Johannes Käis?
Estonian educator (1885-1950)
When was Johannes Käis born?
Johannes Käis was born on 26 December 1885 in Rosma.
When did Johannes Käis die?
Johannes Käis died on 29 June 1950 in Tromsi.
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Johannes Käis was a pedagogue and teacher.
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Johannes Käis was Russian and Estonian.
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