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Jaan Kaplinski

1941 - 2021

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Jaan Kaplinski (22 January 1941 – 8 August 2021) was an Estonian poet, philosopher, politician, and culture critic, known for his focus on global issues and support for left-wing/liberal thinking. He was influenced by Eastern philosophical schools (Taoism and especially Buddhism). He worked as a translator, editor, and sociologist and as an ecologist at the Tallinn Botanic Garden. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jaan Kaplinski is the 2,299th most popular writer (down from 2,292nd in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 49th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Estonian Writer.

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Among writers, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 2,299 out of 7,302. Before him are Hallgrímur Pétursson, Gurju Khatun, Camilla Collett, Constantine Manasses, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Nennius. After him are Olga Rozanova, Sholem Schwarzbard, Mak Dizdar, Stefania Wilczyńska, Winston Groom, and Alfred Bester.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 204. Before him are Peter Coyote, Peter Cullen, Leon Russom, Salvatore Accardo, Dana Ivey, and Tom Conti. After him are José Carlos, İdil Biret, Mariangela Melato, Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Reine Wisell, and Fred West. Among people deceased in 2021, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 174. Before him are Vladimir Menshov, Etel Adnan, Borisav Jović, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, Bob Dole, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. After him are Nelson Freire, Cicely Tyson, Ahmed Jibril, Jovan Divjak, Vladimir Shatalov, and Anerood Jugnauth.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 54 out of 351. Before him are Roman Steinberg (1900), Evald Aav (1900), Johannes Aavik (1880), Friedrich Martens (1845), Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878), and Karl Ernst Claus (1796). After him are Friedrich Akel (1871), Paul Ariste (1905), Veljo Tormis (1930), Jaan Anvelt (1884), Johannes Vares (1890), and Ene Ergma (1944).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, Jaan Kaplinski ranks 6. Before him are Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803), Jaan Kross (1920), Lydia Koidula (1843), Marie Under (1883), and Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878). After him are Betti Alver (1906), Balthasar Russow (1536), Carl Robert Jakobson (1841), Eduard Vilde (1865), Jakob Hurt (1839), and Hella Wuolijoki (1886).

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