Raimo Pullat
Estonian historian (born 1935)
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Raimo Pullat (born 3 April 1935) is an Estonian historian and professor emeritus at Tallinn University.[3] His work includes studies in Estonian urban history and historical demography, including research on Tallinn in the 18th century.[4]
Raimo Pullat | |
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Pullat | |
| Born | 3 April 1935 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Notable work | Die Stadtbevölkerung Estlands im 18. Jahrhundert |
| Awards | Baltic Assembly Prize for Science, 2001[1] Order of the White Star, Fourth Class, 2005[2] |
Early life and education
Pullat was born in Tallinn and graduated as a historian from the University of Tartu in 1958.[5] In 1998 he received a PhD with distinction, laudatur, from the University of Oulu.[6]
Academic career
According to Tallinn University, Pullat held academic posts at Tallinn Pedagogical University and Tallinn University and later became a professor emeritus.[3]
Awards and honours
Pullat received the Baltic Assembly Prize for Science in 2001.[1] He was awarded the Order of the White Star, Fourth Class, in 2005.[2] In 2005, Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs reported that he was awarded the First Class Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland.[6] The same year he received an honorary doctorate from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.[7]
In 2024, he received the Tullio Ilomets heritage award from the Estonian Heritage Society.[8]
Selected works
- Pullat, Raimo. Die Stadtbevölkerung Estlands im 18. Jahrhundert. Mainz: von Zabern, 1997.[4]
- Pullat, Raimo. Lootuste linn: Peterburi ja eesti haritlaskonna kujunemine kuni 1917. Tallinn: Estopol, 2004.[9]
- Pullat, Raimo; Pullat, Risto. Vodka Sea: The Illicit Alcohol Trade in the Baltic Sea Region Between the World Wars. Tallinn: Estonian Maritime Museum, 2024.[10]