Andres Allan Explained

Andres-Allan Ellmann (born Andres-Allan Kurvits, better known by his pseudonym Andres Allan; 24 September 1965 – 22 July 1988)[1] was an Estonian poet.

Life

Andres Allan was born in Tallinn. He was the younger brother of artist . He attended primary school at Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 (now, Tallinn English College) and secondary school at Tallinn Secondary School No. 2 (now, Tallinn Secondary School of Science), graduating in 1983. After secondary school, he studied at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church.[2] Andres Allan wrote poetry with a mystical-religious connotation. His poems have been published in the newspaper Edasi and in the magazines Vikerkaar, Kultuur ja Elu, Looming, Marm, and Noorus.

He died after a fall from balcony in Tallinn in 1988, aged 22. It is uncertain whether the fall was a suicide or an accident. He was buried in Pärnamäe Cemetery in Tallinn.

Books

Poetry

Family

Video game designer and novelist Robert Kurvitz is his nephew.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kõvamees . Anneli . Andres Allan. Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary. 1992. 17 February 2022. et.
  2. Web site: Olemine. Andres Allan. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR). 8 November 2006. 18 February 2022. et.