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Johannes Silvet

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Johannes Silvet
Born(1895-05-12)May 12, 1895
DiedFebruary 17, 1979(1979-02-17) (aged 83)
Resting placeElva Cemetery
NationalityEstonian
OccupationLexicographer

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

Life

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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

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References

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