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Anton Hansen Tammsaare

1878 - 1940

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Anton Hansen (18 (O.S.)/30 January 1878 – 1 March 1940), better known by his pseudonym A. H. Tammsaare and its variants, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus; 1926–1933) is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anton Hansen Tammsaare is the 2,220th most popular writer (down from 1,773rd in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 37th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Estonian Writer.

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Among writers, Anton Hansen Tammsaare ranks 2,220 out of 7,302. Before him are Seichō Matsumoto, Edward Young, Gaston Paris, Pierre Gamarra, John Skelton, and Matthieu Ricard. After him are Oribasius, Telesilla, Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, Sergei Dovlatov, Harlan Ellison, and Jorge Manrique.

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Among people born in 1878, Anton Hansen Tammsaare ranks 88. Before him are Carl Sandburg, Tullio Serafin, Grigory Petrovsky, Paul Hazard, Erich Mühsam, and Myer Prinstein. After him are C. Rajagopalachari, Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir, Horacio Quiroga, José Miaja, Walther Ritz, and John Rimmer. Among people deceased in 1940, Anton Hansen Tammsaare ranks 75. Before him are Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Alfred Loisy, Ivane Javakhishvili, Thomas Heath, and Olga Boznańska. After him are Lewis Hine, José Félix Estigarribia, Alfred Fowler, Udham Singh, K. B. Hedgewar, and Madeleine Astor.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Anton Hansen Tammsaare ranks 52 out of 351. Before him are Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793), Jaan Tõnisson (1868), Roman Steinberg (1900), Evald Aav (1900), Johannes Aavik (1880), and Friedrich Martens (1845). After him are Karl Ernst Claus (1796), Jaan Kaplinski (1941), Friedrich Akel (1871), Paul Ariste (1905), Veljo Tormis (1930), and Jaan Anvelt (1884).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, Anton Hansen Tammsaare ranks 5. Before him are Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803), Jaan Kross (1920), Lydia Koidula (1843), and Marie Under (1883). After him are Jaan Kaplinski (1941), Betti Alver (1906), Balthasar Russow (1536), Carl Robert Jakobson (1841), Eduard Vilde (1865), Jakob Hurt (1839), and Hella Wuolijoki (1886).

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