Johannes Semper
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Johannes Semper was an Estonia
n writer and translator.
A student and later a prominent scholar at the University of Tartu
, he was briefly nominated as Minister for Education of the Estonian SSR when the country was occupied by the Soviet Union
in 1940.
He wrote the lyrics of the Anthem of Estonian SSR
.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n writer and translator.
A student and later a prominent scholar at the University of Tartu
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...
, he was briefly nominated as Minister for Education of the Estonian SSR when the country was occupied by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1940.
He wrote the lyrics of the Anthem of Estonian SSR
Anthem of Estonian SSR
The State Anthem of the Estonian SSR was the anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, a republic of the Soviet Union. It was official from 1945 to 1990....
.