Joakim Puhk

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Joakim Puhk
Born(1888-05-25)25 May 1888
Died
14 September 1942(1942-09-14) (aged 54)
Cause of deathExecuted by the NKVD
NationalityEstonia
OccupationBusinessman
Known forMember of the
International Olympic Committee

Joakim Puhk (25 May 1888 – 14 September 1942)

Rotarian;[2] a member of the International Chamber of Commerce,[3] and a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1936 to 1942.[4]

Biography

Joakim Puhk was born in

1905 Russian Revolution resulted 3 years of imprisonment for the revolutionary activities. Because Joakim Puhk was still a minor, his sentence was reduced to 2 years. After released from prison Puhk returned to his homeland Estonia where he engaged with his father's company established in 1881 and renamed in 1913: Jaak Puhk and Sons Department Store. (Estonian
: Jaak Puhk ja Pojad). On 27 July 1917, Joakim Puhk's father died and he, 29 years old at the time together with his younger brothers Eduard, Voldemar, Aleksander and Evald continued to run the business.

Besides been involved with the family business Puhk became the director of a factory Ilmarine, and member of the board of an insurance company Estonian Lloyd Ltd. After the February Revolution Russia granted autonomy to Estonia, Puhk hold the chairman of the Food Office of the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia in 1917–1918. During the German Occupation of Estonia in World War I, during 1918–1919, Puhk was nominated to an assistant of the Minister for Food.

After the end of German Occupation and beginning of

Tartu Peace Treaty. Puhk was an elected member of the Estonian Constituent Assembly
that adopted the first Constitution of Republic of Estonia on 15 June 1920.

On 10 November 1925 Joakim Puhk was elected the chairman of the Board of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Economy and in 1925[6] became a member the International Chamber of Commerce' World Council. He served as Honorary Consul for Lithuania (1921–1927) and Finland (1927–1940).

In 1921 Puhk married Anna Sinisoff and they had two daughters: Eva-Agne was born on 15 August 1927 and Anna Mirjam on 19 March 1933.

Joakim Puhk, one of the richest person in Estonia in the 1930s [6] was an active sponsor of sports that resulted nomination for candidacy of membership for the International Olympic Committee. The submission for candidacy was supported by the Finnish and Swedish Olympic Committees and Puhk became a member in July 1936.

After the

Soviet Occupation of Estonia Joakim Puhk was arrested on 31 August 1940 and executed by the NKVD on 14 September 1942.[1][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Joakim Puhk" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  2. ^ Tallberg, Kari. "Rotary in Estonia". Rotary Global History Fellowship. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  3. ^ International Chamber of Commerce. International Chamber of Commerce. 1930.
  4. ISBN 978-0-231-05444-7
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  5. ^ Kaber, Anna Mirjam; Alliki Arro (26 March 2002). "Letter to my Father". Tartu College Publishing Committee. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  6. ^ a b c "Joakim Puhk". Eurozine. 28 February 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  7. ISBN 978-0-7190-2850-2
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