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| Arvo Mägi | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1913-06-13)June 13, 1913 Koosa, Estonia |
| Died | November 27, 2004(2004-11-27) (aged 91) Nacka Municipality, Sweden |
| Resting place | Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and historian |
Arvo Mägi (pseudonym Juhan Timmukuru; June 13, 1913 – November 27, 2004) was an Estonian writer and journalist.
Early life and education
Arvo Mägi was born in the village of Koosa, Estonia, the son of Juhan Mägi (1870–1942) and Ida Alexandra Margaretha Mägi (née Schulzenberg, 1872–1949). He graduated from Hugo Treffner High School in 1931. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Tartu from 1932 to 1939, when he graduated cum laude and defended his master's thesis. He also studied at the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu and the University of Helsinki in 1939. Academically, he became a member of Fraternitas Liviensis in 1933, and he became an honorary alumnus in 1992.
Career
From 1939 to 1941, Mägi worked at the Estonian National Museum, and from 1941 to 1943, he was a journalist for the newspaper Postimees.
In 1943, he went to Finland, where he was the editor of the newspaper Malevlane [et] and the Estonian-language broadcasts of the Finnish Broadcasting Company.
In 1944, he fled to Sweden, where he worked as a draftsman, modeler, and photo lab technician from 1944 to 1952, and as a freelance writer from 1952 onward. From 1945 to 1947, he was a member of the editorial board of the magazine Vabariiklane, and from 1973 to 1980 he was a member of the editorial board of the Sweden-based Estonian newspaper Eesti Päevaleht [et].
References
- Ingats, Ülo (December 9, 2004). "Arvo Mägi looming jääb kauaks püsima". Eesti Päevaleht. No. 49. p. 11. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ "Arvo Mägi 13. VI 1913 – 27. XI 2004". Sirp. December 2, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ Elken, Anna; Elken, Karl (2000). Peipsi piiril, Alatskivil. Tartu: Author. p. 223.
- ^ "Mag. phil. Arvo Mägi 40". Meie Kodu. Sydney, NSW. August 6, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Kruus, Oskar (1995). Eesti kirjarahva leksikon. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat. p. 355.