Elmar Muuk

Elmar Muuk (26 December 1901 – 20 November 1941) was an Estonian linguist and author of a number of dictionaries and textbooks of the Estonian language, and was, together with Mihkel Veske and Johannes Aavik, responsible for development of Estonian as a modern European language.

Muuk was born in Eivere village, Järva County. He took part of the Estonian War of Independence. Muuk was arrested by NKVD on 14 June 1941 in Tallinn and died in imprisonment in Sevurallag, Sverdlovsk oblast.

Sources

Eesti Ekspress 23 August 2007: Mahalaskmine pärast surma by Margit-Mariann Koppel
Estonian Language Institute: Eesti keele kirjeldamise ja arendamise ajaloost

External links

Bibliography at the Library of University of Tartu

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 71488298 ISNI: 0000 0000 4213 1704 SUDOC: 033735131 BNF: cb12457228s (data)

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