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Jaan Kross

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Jaan Kross

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Estonian writer (1920–2007)

Person · Open Library

Works
74

Top works

  • Kolmandad mäed
  • Die Verschwörung
  • Le fou du tzar
  • Mezhdu tremi͡a povetrii͡ami
  • Na glazakh u Klio

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Writing · Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia

Jaan Kross (February 19, 1920 – December 27, 2007) was an Estonian writer. He won the 1995 International Nonino Prize in Italy. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, son of a skilled metal-worker, Jaan Kross studied at Jakob Westholm Gymnasium, and attended the University of Tartu (1938–1945) and graduated from its School of Law. He taught there as a lecturer until 1946, and again as Professor of Artes…

Known for

  • September — Self (archive footage)2010

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Estonia
Active from
1920
Active to
2007

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
105

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

3h-index
Works
26
Cited by
20

Research areas

ArtPhilosophyComputer scienceMedicineHistory

Most cited works

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Key facts

Born
( 1920-02-19 ) 19 February 1920, Tallinn , Estonia
Died
27 December 2007 (2007-12-27) (aged 87)
Nationality
Estonian
Alma mater
University of Tartu
Genre
novels
Spouse
Helga Pedusaar, Helga Roos, Ellen Niit
Children
4, including Kristiina Ross and Eerik-Niiles Kross
Relatives
Jaan Ross (son-in-law)

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Encyclopedic overview

Jaan Kross (19 February 1920 – 27 December 2007) was an Estonian writer. He won the 1995 International Nonino Prize in Italy.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jaan Kross” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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