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Biography
Burial Place
Rahumäe Cemetery
Awards(10)
Herder PrizeRecipient of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 1st ClassCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyEuropean of the yearFriedebert Tuglas short story awardTartu MedalInternational Nonino PrizeCoat of Arms of TallinnOrder of the Badge of HonourHonored Writer of the Estonian SSR
Spouse(2)
Ellen NiitHelga Kross
Education(1)
Jaan Kross (* 19. February 1920 in Tallinn; † 27. December 2007 in Tallinn) was an estonian writer. He was 87 years old. He was married to Ellen Niit and Helga Kross. He studied at University of Tartu. He received 10 awards, including Herder Prize, Recipient of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 1st Class. He was buried at Rahumäe Cemetery.
Life Events
12 Events1920
Born in Tallinn, Harju County
1954
Married Helga Kross
until 1958
1958
Married Ellen Niit
until 2007
1971
Friedebert Tuglas short story award
1995
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1995
International Nonino Prize
1996
Recipient of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 1st Class
1997
Herder Prize
1998
Coat of Arms of Tallinn
2005
Tartu Medal
2006
European of the year
2007