Johannes Silvet Explained

Johannes Silvet
Birth Date:	May 12, 1895
Birth Place:	Tartu, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Death Place:	Elva, Estonian SSR
Resting Place:	Elva Cemetery
Nationality:	Estonian
Occupation:	Lexicographer

Johannes Silvet (until 1929 Johannes Schwalbe; May 12, 1895 – February 17, 1979) was an Estonian linguist and lexicographer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Life

Silvet was born in Tartu, at that time in the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Estonia).^[3] He studied at the University of Tartu from 1921 to 1925, and in 1925 he received a master's degree in philology with the thesis The Development of Milton's Blank Verse.^[4] He worked as an associate professor at the University of Tartu,^[5] and he compiled dictionaries.^{[3] [6]}

Silvet died in Elva, Estonia, and he is buried in the town cemetery.^[3]

Bibliography

• 1926: "Kaks juubilari," Looming 3(10)
• 1927: "John Galsworthy," Looming 4(6)
• 1928: "Sulesõda kuningas mammona vastu," Looming 5(4)
• 1965: Eesti-inglise sõnaraamat
• 1968: Inglise keele grammatika (with, Laine Hone, and Oleg Mutt)
• 1979: Võõrsõnade leksikon (with and Eduard Vääri)

Notes and References

1. Book: Rannap . Heino . Eesti kooli biograafiline leksikon . 1998 . Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus . Tallinn . 230.
2. Anvelt . Ilmar . Johannes Silvet – legendaarne leksikograaf . Akadeemia . 2020 . 4 . 667–711 . 0235-7771.
3. Anvelt . Ilmar . Johannes Silvet 125, Oleg Mutt 100 . Open!: The EATE Journal . 2020 . 57 . August . 32–40 . 2228-0847.
4. Veldi . Enn . Heinrich Mutschmann – Professor of English Philology In Tartu (Dorpat) from 1921 to 1939 . Open!: The EATE Journal . 2020 . 58 . 2 . 27–36 . 2228-0847.
5. News: Rotary Told of a Triumph for English . South Wales Evening Post . July 18, 1938 . Swansea, Wales . 10 . November 20, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
6. Rajamäe . Pilvi . Researching Johannes Silvet . Open!: The EATE Journal . 2021 . 60 . December . 46–49 . 2228-0847.