Johannes Hiob (composer)
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Johannes Hiob (17 May 1907 Türi Parish – 7 August 1942 Vorkuta prison camp, Russia) was an Estonian composer, organist, and choral conductor. [1]
Born in Lokuta village, he was a graduate of Tallinn Conservatory.[1][2] His approach to composition was influenced by the work of Rudolph Tobias.[1][2]
In 1941 he was mobilized by the Soviet Army to the Arkhangelsk Oblast, and subsequently was imprisoned in the Vorkutlag, where he died in 1942.[1]
