Paul Saagpakk

Paul Saagpakk (September 2, 1910, Mustjala Parish, Saaremaa, Estonia – February 23, 1996, Mustjala Parish, Saaremaa) was an Estonian linguist who compiled a standard reference dictionary of the Estonian language^[1], a work that renders 500,000 Estonian expressions into English^[2].

From 1935, he worked as an English teacher in Tallinn, in 1944 fled the Soviet occupation of Estonia to Sweden and in 1947 moved to the US. He taught English at the University of Massachusetts.

In 1996 he was awarded the Order of the National Coat of Arms for his achievements.

References

^ Kristopher Rikken (March 1–7, 1996). "Paul F. Saagpakk (2. IX 1910 - 23. II 1996)". The Baltic Independent. http://homepage2.nifty.com/kmatsum/ajaleht/saagpakk.html. Retrieved september 25, 2010.
^ Turunen, Aimo (1988). "The BaltoFinnic Languages". In Sinor, Denis. The Uralic Languages: Description, History and Foreign Influences. Volume 1. BRILL. p. 81. ISBN 9789004077416.

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Name	Saagpakk, Paul
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Date of birth	September 2, 1910
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Date of death	February 23, 1996
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