Arvo Mägi
Arvo Mägi | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1913 Koosa, Estonia |
| Died | November 27, 2004 (aged 91) Nacka Municipality, Sweden |
| Resting place | Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and journalist |
Arvo Mägi (pseudonym Juhan Timmukuru; June 13, 1913 – November 27, 2004) was an Estonian writer and journalist.[1]
Early life and education
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Arvo Mägi was born in the village of Koosa, Estonia,[2][3] 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.[3] 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.[2][4] 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
[edit]From 1939 to 1941, Mägi worked at the Estonian National Museum, and from 1941 to 1943, he was a journalist for the newspaper Postimees.[2][4]
In 1943, he went to Finland, where he was the editor of the newspaper Malevlane and the Estonian-language broadcasts of the Finnish Broadcasting Company.[2][4][5]
In 1944, he fled to Sweden,[2] 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.
Works
[edit]- Hõbedane noorus (Silver Youth, 1949)
- Ringid vees (Circles in the Water, 1952)
- Esimesed read (The First Lines, 1953, as Juhan Timmukuru)
- Peep Koordipoja põlistalu (Peep Koordipoeg's Ancestral Farm, 1953, as Juhan Timmukuru)
- Uputus (The Flood, 1954)
- Ei lasta elada (Not Letting Go, 1956)
- Kiusaja (The Bully, 1958)
- Paradiisi väravad (The Gates of Paradise, 1960)
- Karneval (Carnival, 1962)
- Regivärsid (Alliterative Verses, 1963)
- Tants hämarusse (Dance into Twilight, 1964)
- Neli emandat (Four Ladies, 1966)
- Tuuleveski (The Windmill, 1967)
- Taalrimäng (The Thaler Game, 1968)
- Risti riik. Karvikute kroonikat 1 (The Land of the Cross: The Karvik Chronicle 1, 1970)
- Uued isandad. Karvikute kroonikat 2 (New Masters: The Karvik Chronicle 2, 1971)
- Õigus hõlma all. Karvikute kroonikat 3 (Law under the Tribe: The Karvik Chronicle 3, 1972)
- Lippude vahetus. Karvikute kroonikat 4 (Change of Flags: The Karvik Chronicle 4, 1973)
- Epiloog (Epilogue, 1977)
- Eesti rahva ajaraamat (Chronicle of the Estonian People, 1979)
- Kolm koda (Three Chambers, 1980)
- Liivimaa jutud (Tales of Livonia, 1983)
- Euroopa rahvaste ajaraamat (Chronicle of the European Peoples, 1984)
- Hingede helin (The Ring of Souls, 1985)
- Aeg kirju ei kuluta (Books Do Not Fade with Time, 1986)
- Nigulapäev (St. Nicholas Day, 1988)
- Suvitusromaan (Summer Novel, 1991)
- Teine tera (Something Different, 1998)
- Pärast pidu (After the Party, 2000)
- Mis meelde on jäänud (What I Remember, 2001)
- Katk ja koolera (Plague and Cholera, 2003)
Memberships
[edit]- Member of the board of the Estonian Writers' Cooperative
- Secretary of the Estonian Writers' Association Abroad
- Member of PEN International
- 1966–1972: Member of the Estonian Committee's Board of Deputies: elected in 1966, 1968, and 1970
- 1979–1982: Member of the 7th Board of Representatives of the Estonian Representation in Sweden
Awards and recognitions
[edit]- 1998: Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Ingats, Ülo (December 9, 2004). "Arvo Mägi looming jääb kauaks püsima". Eesti Päevaleht. No. 49. p. 11. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Arvo Mägi 13. VI 1913 – 27. XI 2004". Sirp. December 2, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Elken, Anna; Elken, Karl (2000). Peipsi piiril, Alatskivil. Tartu: Author. p. 223.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Poliitikud saavad ordenid". Eesti Päevaleht. No. 38. February 11, 1998. p. 3. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- 1913 births
- 2004 deaths
- 20th-century Estonian male writers
- Estonian male journalists
- Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni
- University of Tartu alumni
- Estonian emigrants to Sweden
- Estonian World War II refugees
- Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class
- Burials at Skogskyrkogården
- People from Peipsiääre Parish