Uibopuu, Valev, 1913-1997

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Uibopuu, Valev, 1913-1997
Other forms of name
Uibopuu, Valev
Date of birth
1913-10-19
Date of death
1997-03-18
Occupation
Authors, Estonian
Associated Language
est
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 17269366
Wikidata: Q433629
Library of congress: n 85128184
OCoLC: oca01547369
Sources of Information
  • ESTER, May 22, 2019:(Uibopuu, Valev, 1913-1997)
  • Ingenstans att ta vägen, c1983:t.p. (Valev Uibopuu) p. 161 (b. 1913 in Estonia; escaped in 1943 to Finland & in 1944 to Stockholm, Sweden; fil.kand. at Univ. of Lund & 1970 rec'd a doctral degree; docent in Finno-Ugrian languages at Lund)
  • Meie ja meie hõimud, 1984:t.p. (Valev Uibopuu)
  • His Meie ja meie hõimud, 1984:t.p. (Valev Uibopuu)
  • LC data base, 3-20-86(hdg.: Uibopuu, Valev)
  • His Ingenstans att ta vägen, c1983:t.p. (Valev Uibopuu) p. 161 (b. 1913 in Estonia; escaped in 1943 to Finland & in 1944 to Stockholm, Sweden; fil.kand. at Univ. of Lund & 1970 rec'd a doctral degree; docent in Finno-Ugrian languages at Lund)
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Wikipedia description:

Valev Uibopuu (19 October 1913 Vana-Antsla Parish (now Antsla Parish), Kreis Werro – 18 March 1997 Lund) was an Estonian writer. He is one of the most known Estonian expatriate writers. In 1943, he fled to Finland, where he was involved with the Estonian-language newspaper Malevlane, and in 1944 he relocated to Sweden, where he was involved with another Estonian newspaper. From 1954 to 1970, he worked for Estonian Writers' Cooperative publishing house and was also its chairman. From 1970 to 1980, he taught at Lund University and at the same time he was the director of the university's Finno-Ugric Institute. He died in 1997 in Lund, but he is buried at Lüllemäe Cemetery in Karula.

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