Ellen Niit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ellen Niit

Estonian author and translator

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1928

Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia

Date of Death: 30-May-2016

Profession: writer, poet, translator, author

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ellen Niit (born Ellen Hiob; Ellen Kross since 1958) (13 July 1928 – 30 May 2016) was an Estonian children's writer, poet and translator.
Over her lifetime, she penned more than forty books of both prose and poetry for children.
She also wrote a number of collections of prose and poetry for adults.
Her works have been translated into eighteen languages.