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A. H. Tammsaare
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Estonian writer (1878–1940)
Key facts
- Born
- Anton Hansen , ( 1878-01-30 ) 30 January 1878, Vetepere , Governorate of Estonia , Russian Empire
- Died
- 1 March 1940 (1940-03-01) (aged 62), Tallinn , Estonia
- Other name
- A. H. Tammsaare
- Alma mater
- University of Tartu
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Years active
- 1900–1940
- Spouse
- Käthe-Amalie Veltman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1920 )
- Children
- Riita Hansen Eerik Hansen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anton
- Family name
- Hansen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Estonia
- Place of death
- Tallinn
- Occupation
- essayist
- Educated at
- Imperial University of Dorpat
- Languages spoken
- Estonian
- Notable work
- Põrgupõhja uus Vanapagan
- Field of work
- essay
- Image
- Anton Hansen Tammsaare, 000290.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- place of burial
- Metsakalmistu
- Commons category
- A. H. Tammsaare
- date of birth
- 1878-01-30
- date of death
- 1940-03-01
- name in native language
- Anton Hansen Tammsaare
- writing language
- Estonian
- ethnic group
- Estonians
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Encyclopedic overview
Anton Hansen (18 (O.S.)/30 January 1878 – 1 March 1940), better known by his pseudonym A. H. Tammsaare and its variants, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus; 1926–1933) is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel".
Biography
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