Ilmar Talve
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Ilmar-Aleksander Talve (until 1936 Thalfeldt; 17 January 1919 Mga, Ingria – 21 April 2007 Turku) was an Estonian writer and ethnologist. He worked primarily in Sweden and Finland.[1]
In 1943, he fled to Finland, and there he joined Finnish Infantry Regiment 200.[1]
In 1946, he became a member of the literary group Tuulisui.[1]
In 1959, he started teaching at the University of Turku, and in 1986 he became a professor emeritus.[1]
