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- Works
- 74
Top works
- Kolmandad mäed
- Die Verschwörung
- Le fou du tzar
- Mezhdu tremi͡a povetrii͡ami
- Na glazakh u Klio
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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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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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jaan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Tallinn
- Place of death
- Tallinn
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- University of Tartu
- Employer
- University of Tartu
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Jaan Kross (1987) by Guenter Prust.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1920-02-19
- date of death
- 2007-12-27
- Commons category
- Jaan Kross
- place of burial
- Rahumäe Cemetery
- name in native language
- Jaan Kross
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- member of
- Estonian Students' Society
- writing language
- Estonian
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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
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