Anton Hansen Tammsaare

Novelist

Birthday January 30, 1878

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Estonia

DEATH DATE Mar 1, 1940 (62)

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About

Estonian writer who was prominent during the first half of the Twentieth Century. He is famous for his Truth and Justice series, as well as for such stand-alone works as The Master of the Korboja and Devil with a False Passport.

Before Fame

His first novel, Two Pairs and the One, was published in 1902.

Trivia

His five-part work, Truth and Justice, became an Estonian literary classic.

Family Life

He was born and raised on his father's farm in the village of Vetepere, Estonia.

Associated With

He was born in the same country as fellow writer Oskar Luts.