Felix Oinas
Facts
21 properties- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Date of death
- September 25, 2004
- Place of death
- Bloomington
- Country of citizenship
- Estonia, United States[13][14]
- Occupation
- linguist, philologist, translator, folklorist, university teacher, slavist, writer[5][6][7][8][9][15]
- Employer
- Indiana University Bloomington (1950–1981)[22]
- Field of work
- folkloristics, linguistics, philology, translation, Finno-Ugric, Slavic studies[16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Educated at
- University of Tartu (?–1938), Indiana University Bloomington (?–1952), Eötvös Loránd University[23][24][25]
- Citizenship
- Estonia, United States
- Student of
- Walter Anderson
- Archives at
- Indiana University Archives
- Birth name
- Felix Johannes Oinas
- Described by source
- Indiana Authors and their Books, 1967-1980
- Family name
- Oinas
- Given name
- Felix
- Place of burial
- Valhalla Memory Gardens[12]
- ISNI
- 0000000108863255
- VIAF cluster ID
- 34478343
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n79094559
- GND ID
- 1112633650
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Felix-Oinas-1962.jpg ↗
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- 35032167
- Estonian biographical database ID
- 2430
- FAST ID
- 41332
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 219038367
- Freebase ID
- /m/05x5zbr
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- 6000000008632583986
- Guggenheim fellows ID
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Summary
Felix Oinas's place of birth was Kambja[1]. He was born on March 6, 1911[2]. He died in Bloomington[3]. He died on September 25, 2004[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], philologist[6], translator[7], folklorist[8], and university teacher[9].
Body
Origins and Family
Recorded place of birth include Kambja[1], a township[26], in Estonia[27] and Tartu[10], a city[28], in Sweden[29], founded in 1262[30].
Education
Educated at University of Tartu[23], a public university[31], in Estonia[32], founded in 1918[33], headquartered in Tartu[34]; Indiana University Bloomington[24], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1820[37], headquartered in Bloomington[38]; and Eötvös Loránd University[25], a public research university[39], in Hungary[40], founded in 1635[41], headquartered in Budapest[42]. Felix Oinas studied under Walter Anderson[43].
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include folkloristics[16], a branch of anthropology[44]; linguistics[17], an academic discipline[45]; philology[18], an academic discipline[46]; translation[19], an academic major[47]; Finno-Ugric[20], a language family[48]; and Slavic studies[21], an academic discipline[49].
Recognition
Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[50], a fellowship grant[51], in United States[52], founded in 1925[53] and Order of the National Coat of Arms, 2nd Class[54], a grade of an order[55], in Estonia[56], founded in 1936[57].
FAQs
Where was Felix Oinas born?
Felix Oinas's place of birth was Kambja[1].
Where did Felix Oinas die?
Felix Oinas passed away in Bloomington[3].
What did Felix Oinas do for work?
Felix Oinas worked as linguist[5], philologist[6], translator[7], folklorist[8], and university teacher[9].
Where did Felix Oinas go to school?
Felix Oinas was educated at University of Tartu[23], Indiana University Bloomington[24], and Eötvös Loránd University[25].
What awards did Felix Oinas receive?
Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[50] and Order of the National Coat of Arms, 2nd Class[54].