About Johannes Voldemar Veski
Lived 1873 – 1968 (aged 94). Johannes Voldemar Veski was an Estonian and Russian linguist.
Johannes Voldemar Veski (27 June 1873 Vaidavere, Tartu County – 28 March 1968 Tartu) was an Estonian linguist.
From 1896 until 1899, he studied at the University of Tartu; he initially studied religion and thereafter nature sciences. From 1920 until 1938, he taught at the University of Tartu. Veski was the editor of the journal Eesti Keel from 1936 to 1940.
In 1946 he became a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences.
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Who was Johannes Voldemar Veski?
Estonian linguist (1873-1968)
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Johannes Voldemar Veski was born on 27 June 1873.
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Johannes Voldemar Veski died on 28 March 1968 in Tartu.
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Johannes Voldemar Veski was a linguist.
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Johannes Voldemar Veski was Estonian and Russian.
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