Elmar Muuk, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Elmar Muuk

Estonian linguist

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1901

Date of Death: 20-Nov-1941

Profession: linguist

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Elmar Muuk

  • Elmar Muuk (26 December 1901 – 20 November 1941) was an Estonian linguist and author of a number of dictionaries and textbooks of the Estonian language, and was, together with Johannes Voldemar Veski and Johannes Aavik, responsible for development of Estonian as a modern European language. Muuk was born in Eivere village, Järva County.
  • He took part of the Estonian War of Independence.
  • Muuk was arrested by NKVD on 14 June 1941 in Tallinn and died in imprisonment in Sevurallag, Sverdlovsk oblast.

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