Endel Lippmaa

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Endel Lippmaa (15 September 1930 – 30 July 2015)^[1] was an Estonian scientist, academician, politician, and twice government minister in 1990–1991 and 1995–1996.

Lippmaa was founder and chairman of the Science Council of the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics. He was also head chairman and professor of chemical physics, physical chemistry, physics, and mathematics at the Estonian Academy of Sciences and was highly regarded in his work into solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). In 1999, he was voted one of the 100 great Estonians of the 20th century.

Scientific and political career

In 1972, Endel Lippmaa was elected as a Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. He served as a member of the Board of the Academy for the period 1975–2014. In 1977-1982 he was Secretary-Academician of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Engineering, in 1999-2004 Head of the Division of Astronomy and Physics, in 2007-2010 Chairman of the Energy Council of the Academy.^[2]

During Lippmaa's time working in physics, he wrote a paper on "Structural studies of silicates by solid-state high-resolution silicon-29 NMR,".^[3] This paper, now highly regarded, demonstrated in 1980 that high-resolution NMR spectroscopy could be applied profitably to inorganic samples, not just organic or biological ones. According to Google Scholar, the paper has garnered 969 citations.

During the

Endel Lippmaa was born in Tartu. His father was the botanist Teodor Lippmaa, and his maternal grandfather was the writer and journalist Jakob Mändmets. He graduated from Nõmme High School in 1948 and from Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) in 1953, where he majored in oil shale technology.^[4]

Lippmaa was married to Helle Lippmaa and had two sons, Jaak Lippmaa and Mikk Lippmaa.^[5]

Awards

In 2000, Lippmaa was awarded the Order of the National Coat of Arms, II Class.

References

External links

• Endel Lippmaa, physicist - obituary. The Telegraph, August 16, 2015.