Jaan Poska
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Jaan Poska | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 24 February 1918 – 20 September 1919 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Ants Piip |
Mayor of Tallinn | |
In office 1913–1917 | |
Preceded by | Voldemar Lender |
Succeeded by | Gavriil Beljagin |
Personal details | |
Born | Laiusevälja, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia | 24 January 1866
Died | 7 March 1920 Tallinn, Estonia | (aged 54)
Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Jaan Poska VR III/1 (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈjɑːn ˈposkɑ]; 24 January [O.S. 12 January] 1866, Laiusevälja, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia – 7 March 1920, Tallinn, Estonia) was an Estonian barrister and politician.
Early life
Poska was born the fifth of 12 children of a Russian Orthodox parish schoolmaster and received his secondary education at the Orthodox church's school in Riga. He entered medical school at the University of Tartu, but soon transferred to law where he graduated in 1890.[1] Poska was the first ethnic Estonian admitted to the bar in Tallinn, where he worked as barrister.
Career
Jaan Poska was mayor of
On 24 February 1918, Poska was appointed the
When Poska died suddenly on 7 March 1920 at the early age of 54, 20,000 Estonians attended his funeral.[2]
Personal life
Jaan Poska's daughter Vera Poska-Grünthal was a leading Estonian feminist and lawyer who was married to politician and lawyer Timotheus Grünthal. American lawyer Sharon L. Gleason is Jaan Poska's great granddaughter.[3]
See also
- Estonian War of Independence
- Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)
- Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Estonian)
Citations
- ^ Miljan 2004, p. 383.
- ^ a b Miljan 2004, p. 385.
- ^ "Vera Grünthal Gleason obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ISBN 9985-70-064-3
Cited sources
- Miljan, Toivo (2004). Historical Dictionary of Estonia. Maryland, USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4904-6.
External links
- Media related to Jaan Poska at Wikimedia Commons
- Tartu rahu sepistaja Jaan Poska väärib monumenti (Estonian)
- Livland. Estland. Kurland. Œsel.
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