Teodor Lippmaa | |
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Born | 17 November 1892 Riga, Russian Empire |
Died | 27 January 1943 Tartu, Estonia |
(aged 50)
Nationality | Estonian |
Fields | Botany, Phytogeography |
Institutions | University of Tartu |
Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Teodor Lippmaa (17 November 1892, Riga – 27 January 1943, Tartu) was a noted Estonian botanist. He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1939–1942.
There is a monument honoring him in Tartu where he lived for much of his life. It was erected in 1982.[1]
Lippmaa is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery in Tallinn.[2] He was the father of Endel Lippmaa, also a well-known scientist.