Birth Date: | 19 May 1919 |
Birth Place: | Reina, Estonia |
Alma Mater: | Tartu University |
Workplaces: | Tartu University |
Death Place: | Tartu, Estonia |
Juhan Peegel (in Estonian pronounced as /ˈjuhɑn ˈpeːɡel/, |19 May 1919 Reina, Saare County, Estonia – 6 November 2007) was Estonian journalist, linguist and writer.[1]
From 1941 to 1945, he served as a soldier in the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps.[1]
In 1951, he graduated from Tartu University.[1]
From 1947 to 1952, he worked at the editorial office of the newspaper Edasi.[1]
He began lecturing at Tartu University in 1952.[1]
In 1977, he became a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences.[1]