A. H. Tammsaare

Personal Info

  • Known ForWriting
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1878-01-30
  • Day of Death1940-03-01 (62 years)
  • Place of BirthVetepere, Jerwen County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Järva County, Estonia]
  • Also Known As Anton Hansen TammsaareA.H. TammsaareAnton Hansen

A. H. Tammsaare

Biography

Anton Hansen (January 18, (O.S.) / January 30, 1878 – March 1, 1940), better known by his pseudonym A. H. Tammsaare and its variants, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus; 1926–1933) is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel". Tammsaare was born in Järvamaa, in the municipality of Albu, village of Vetepere, Estonia....Read More