Erika Siilivask
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BornMay 26, 1902
OccupationEducator
Erika Siilivask | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1902 |
| Died | August 27, 1993 (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Educator |
Erika Siilivask (until 1923 Erika Leontine Vassar; May 26, 1902 – August 27, 1993) was an Estonian pedagogue and school principal.
Erika Siilivask was born Erika Leontine Vassar in Jõksi, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, the daughter of Gustav Vassar (or Wassar, 1869–?) and Elisabeth (Betti) Vassar (née Teever, 1879 – c. 1969). She married Karl Aleksander Siilivask (1899–1941) and was the mother of the historian Karl Siilivask (1927–2017).[1]
Education
Siilivask studied at the Kanepi Parish school and Võru County Public Education Society Girls High School. In 1928, she graduated from the Pallas Art School in Tartu as a drawing teacher.[1]