About Kalev Kesküla
Lived 1959 – 2010 (aged 50). Kalev Kesküla was an Estonian journalist, writer and poet.
Kalev Kesküla (22 October 1959 – 25 June 2010) was an Estonian journalist and writer.
Kesküla was born in Tallinn. In 1983, he graduated from the University of Tartu in Estonian philology.
From 1983 to 1991, he worked as an editor for Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers. In 1991, he became an editor and columnist for the newspaper Eesti Ekspress and its culture supplement Areen.
He was also an expert on wine. He wrote the first wine encyclopedia in Estonian.
Works 1986: poetry collection "Läbi linnaöö" (Through the City Night) 1998: poetry collection "Vabariigi laulud" (Songs of the Republic) 2010: prose collection "Elu sumedusest" (A Life of Tenderness)
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Who was Kalev Kesküla?
Estonian poet, writer, and journalist (1959-2010)
When was Kalev Kesküla born?
Kalev Kesküla was born on 22 October 1959 in Tallinn.
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Kalev Kesküla died on 25 June 2010.
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Kalev Kesküla was a journalist, writer and poet.
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Kalev Kesküla was Estonian.
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