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    Uku Masing (born Hugo Albert Masing, 11 August 1909 – 25 April 1985) was an Estonian philosopher. He was a significant figure in Estonian religious philosophy...
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  • Estonian linguist and clergyman Uku Masing (1909–1985), Estonian philosopher, translator, theologist and folklorist Viktor Masing (1925–2001), Estonian botanist...
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  • Danish, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian, Romanian, Portuguese, and Latin. Uku Masing (1909–1985), Estonian scholar. He reputedly knew around sixty-five languages...
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  • Uku is an Estonian masculine given name. People named Uku include: Uku Hänni (born 1943), civil servant Uku Masing (1909–1985), philosopher, translator...
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    September 20, 2009 [4] Archived 13 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Masing, Uku (2011). Aarded Tellistes. Tartu, Estonia: Ilmamaa. pp. 209–227. ISBN 978-9985-77-351-2...
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    Martha Sharp, Waitstill Sharp, Roddie Edmonds, Lois Gunden  Estonia 3 Uku Masing 1,134,000 0.26  Indonesia 3 Tole Madna, Mima Saina  Peru 3 José Maria...
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    Buddhist and buddhologist by well-known Estonian theologian and philosopher Uku Masing in the early 1960s. He later studied under and worked together with several...
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    Estonian historians and writers. Some, like Edgar V. Saks and the writer Uku Masing have argued on the basis of contemporary documents that, contrary to claims...
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  • and author Ants Oras (1900–1982) and included: Betti Alver (1906–1989), Uku Masing (1909–1985), Mart Raud (1903–1980), Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986), Bernard...
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    have been honoured with The Righteous Among the Nations: Uku Masing and his wife Eha Masing and Polina Lentsman. The Estonian International Commission...
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    the Nazi occupation, Levin, who was Jewish, was hidden by his teacher Uku Masing. From 1952 to 1955 he studied Russian language and literature at the Leningrad...
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  • Lotman, semiotician Juri Lotman, semiotician, historian of literature Uku Masing, theologian and poet Zara Mints, literary scholar Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern...
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  • philosopher (d. 1999) 1909 – Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer (d. 1989) 1909 – Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian (d. 1985) 1911 – Thanom Kittikachorn...
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  • Iko Maran (1915–1999), writer Otto Wilhelm Masing (1763–1862), pastor, philologist, journalist Uku Masing (1909–1985), poet, theologian, ethnologist Lennart...
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    Estonians who have been honoured with The Righteous Among the Nations: Uku Masing and his wife Eha. Four Estonians held most responsible for the murders...
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    equalled by Ziad Fazah, Kenneth Hale, Georg Sauerwein, Robert Stiller and Uku Masing. See List of polyglots#Highest Claims Brogan, Hugh (1984) The Life of...
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  • Ueyama Shunpei Ugliness Ugly duckling theorem Ugo Spirito Uisang Ûisang Uku Masing Ullin Place Ülo Kaevats Ulrich Libbrecht Ulrich of Strasbourg Ulrich of...
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  • Andrew Lang included it in The Olive Fairy Book. Scholars Isidor Levin and Uku Masing republished the tale in German as Der Goldkopffisch. A king was going...
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    a small group of influential Estonian poets including Bernard Kangro, Uku Masing, Kersti Merilaas, Mart Raud, August Sang, Heiti Talvik and Paul Viiding...
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    fish scales to clean her house. According to scholars Isidor Levin and Uku Masing, tale type 408 is "rare" in the Caucasus, with little more than 5 variants...
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    translator, theologist and folklorist Uku Masing (1909–1985) was born in Einu (Eedu) farmstead in Lipa village. Uku Masing's birthplace Classification of Estonian...
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  • translator, social scientist and film theorist (born 1895) April 25 – Uku Masing, Estonian religious philosopher, linguist and writer (born 1909) May 12...
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  • development of Estonian Buddhism was the scholar and religious philosopher Uku Masing. He wrote a book about Buddhism and became the founder of the Estonian...
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  • – Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American novelist (died 1971) August 11 – Uku Masing, Estonian religious philosopher, linguist and writer (died 1985) August...
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    (1934–1990), actor Otto Wilhelm Masing (1763–1832), writer Uku Masing (1909–1985), philosopher and folklorist Viktor Masing (1925–2001), ecologist Zara Mints...
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    known as Arbujad (Soothsayers) and included Heiti Talvik, Betti Alver, Uku Masing, Bernard Kangro, Kersti Merilaas, Mart Raud, and August Sang. Viiding...
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  • group included the young Estonian poets Betti Alver, Bernard Kangro, Uku Masing, Kersti Merilaas, Mart Raud, August Sang, Heiti Talvik and Paul Viiding...
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  • Armenian tales, related to tale type AT 425. Scholars Isidor Levin and Uku Masing published an Armenian tale titled Herr Amir (Turkish: Bay Amir). In this...
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    in Syriac. His language skills were acquired at the university under Uku Masing. In 1936 he married Ilse Luksep, a daughter of a wealthy merchant family...
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  • Leonhard Lapin Eha Lättemäe Kalju Lepik Juhan Liiv Martin Lipp Viivi Luik Uku Masing Kersti Merilaas Arvo Mets Ene Mihkelson Mikk Murdvee Kalle Muuli Ellen...
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