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Osvald Tooming

Estonian journalist, writer, and playwright (1914–1992)
Person Human Q2036248

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
January 26, 1914
Date of death
June 6, 1992
Place of birth
Jädivere
Place of death
Tartu
Country of citizenship
Estonia[12]
Occupation
journalist, writer, playwright, prose writer
Educated at
Tapa Municipality Gymnasium[13]
Award received
Prize of Soviet Estonia, Order of the Red Banner of Labour[14][15]
Child
Jaan Tooming, Peeter Tooming[10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Estonian[19]
Family name
Tooming[17]
Given name
Osvald[18]
Name in native language
Osvald Tooming[20]
Place of burial
Raadi cemetery[9]
Writing language
Estonian[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Osvald Tooming ja オスヴァルド・トゥーミング ko 오스발드 토밍 ru Освальд Тооминг ru Тооминг, Освальд Александрович uk Освальд Тоомінг zh 奥斯瓦尔德·托敏 zh-hant 奧斯瓦爾德·托敏
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000398680413
VIAF cluster ID
268234494
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n90600950
GND ID
1055013121
BIBSYS ID
90348220
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11039963g
EFIS person ID
3467
ELNET ID
a11157069
Estonian biographical database ID
3878
Geni profile ID
6000000005090123245
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1231fxl2
HAND ID
58A2-89F2-4AD6-D135-621A
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IMDb ID
nm1841076
IdRef ID
104477105
Kino-teatr.ru person ID
253989
Kinobox person ID
1329224
Libraries Australia ID
35717532
NLA Trove people ID
1055924
National Library of Latvia ID
000240258
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CZjL;=Bp
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810593242905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
252186486
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvmMpMQXvqQfDPvJtMQMP
Yale LUX ID
person/fdc98479-aa22-4b0a-b9d3-f9f3a408272d

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Summary

Osvald Tooming was born on January 26, 1914[1], in Jädivere[2]. He died on June 6, 1992[3], in Tartu[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], playwright[7], and prose writer[8].

FAQs

Where was Osvald Tooming born?

Osvald Tooming's place of birth was Jädivere[2].

Where did Osvald Tooming die?

Osvald Tooming passed away in Tartu[4].

What did Osvald Tooming do for work?

Osvald Tooming worked as a journalist[5], writer[6], playwright[7], and prose writer[8].

Where did Osvald Tooming go to school?

Osvald Tooming was educated at Tapa Municipality Gymnasium[13].

What awards did Osvald Tooming receive?

Honors received include Prize of Soviet Estonia[14] and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . sisu-vana.ut.ee. Retrieved . sisu-vana.ut.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . sisu-vana.ut.ee. Retrieved . sisu-vana.ut.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Jädivere
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