Helvi Jürisson Explained

Helvi Jürisson (5 October 1928 – 16 September 2023) was an Estonian poet, translator, and children's book author, awarded the Order of the White Star, Medal Class, of the Republic of Estonia in 2001.^[1]

Biography

Jürisson was born in Tallinn and graduated from the University of Tartu in 1953, where she studied medicine.^[2]

She had a son Peeter Volkonski (born 1954), from her marriage to composer Andrei Volkonsky, and a daughter Kerttu Soans (born 1961), from her marriage to Olev Soans.

She died on 16 September 2023, at the age of 94.^[3]

Works

Children's books

• "Päike võttis kiirtekannu" (1963)
• "Nukuraamat" (1967)
• "Rähn rätsepaks" (1967)
• "Sputnikute nääriöö" (1967)
• "Tedretähestik" (1970)
• "Kas sa tunned seda teed" (1971)
• "Ahvi trahvimine" (1976)
• "Igaühel oma pesa" 1978)
• "Putukajutud" (1984)
• "Loomalaulud" (1987)
• "Peegliplika" (1989); ISBN 5450003676
• "Mägra maja" (2007); ISBN 9789985716366
• "Kõrv peos" (2010); ISBN 9789985710692
• "Mida tähed räägivad?" (2018), ISBN 978-9949-549-80-1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vabar . Sven . Helvi Jürisson . 2024-01-11 . sisu.ut.ee . en.
2. Web site: Helvi Jürisson. Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary. 2023. 21 September 2023.
3. https://tartu.postimees.ee/7856415/suri-kirjanik-ja-tolkija-helvi-jurisson Suri kirjanik ja tõlkija Helvi Jürisson