Jaan Kross

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human novelist poet translator writer

Jaan Kross was a prominent Estonian writer and poet, best known for his historical novels that explore Estonia’s past and its struggles under foreign rule.

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instanceOf human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
translator ⓘ
writer ⓘ
awardReceived Aleksander Suuman Literary Prize ⓘ
Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature ⓘ
Herder Prize ⓘ
Order of the National Coat of Arms ⓘ
Order of the White Star ⓘ
burialPlace Metsakalmistu cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Estonia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1920-02-19 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2007-12-27 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Tartu ⓘ
ethnicGroup Estonians ⓘ
familyName Kross ⓘ
fieldOfWork historical fiction ⓘ
literature ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
givenName Jaan ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Estonian ⓘ
movement Estonian literature ⓘ
name Jaan Kross self-link ⓘ
nativeLanguage Estonian ⓘ
nominatedFor Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ
notableWork Between Three Plagues ⓘ
Professor Martens’ Departure ⓘ
The Czar’s Madman ⓘ
The Ropewalker ⓘ
The Wikman Boys ⓘ
Treading Air ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
translator ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
periodOfActivity 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
placeOfBirth Estonia ⓘ
Tallinn ⓘ
placeOfDeath Estonia ⓘ
Tallinn ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Ellen Niit ⓘ
studied law ⓘ
workLocation Tallinn ⓘ

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Jaan Kross → name → Jaan Kross self-link ⓘ