Johannes Semper
Johannes Semper (22 March [O.S. 10 March] 1892 – 21 February 1970)[1] was an Estonian poet, writer, translator and politician.
He was born in Pahuvere (now Viljandi Parish), Kreis Fellin, in the Governorate of Livonia. A student and later a prominent scholar at the University of Tartu, he was briefly nominated as Minister for Education of Estonia when the country was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940.[2]
He wrote the lyrics of the Anthem of Estonian SSR.[3]
He died in Tallinn and was buried at the Metsakalmistu.
References
[edit]- ^ Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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