Jaan Unt | |
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| Born | November 7, 1947 |
| Died | January 12, 2012 (aged 64) Tartu, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation(s) | Classical philologist, translator, literary scholar |
Jaan Unt (November 7, 1947 – January 12, 2012) was an Estonian classical philologist, translator, and literary scholar. He translated from Ancient Greek, Latin, and Russian.[1][2]
Jaan Unt was born in Tartu,[2] the son of Valter Unt (1908–1964) and Asta Unt (née Haaristo, 1921–?). From 1955 to 1966, he studied Estonian philology at Tartu Secondary School No. 1, and then at Tartu State University from 1966 to 1968.[2] He then served in the Soviet Army. From 1971 to 1976, he studied classical philology at Leningrad State University.[1][2][3]
After his military service, Unt taught Estonian at Mustla High School. From 1976 to 1980, he was a senior technical assistant in the History Institute's Feudal History Department at the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR, and from 1980 to 1985 he worked as a freelancer in Tartu.[3] In 1985, he started working as a lecturer at Tartu State University,[1] where he taught until 2008, ending his career as a lecturer in the chair of world literature.[4]
Jaan Unt was the husband of the literary scholar and translator Kersti Unt and the father of the literary scholar and translator Marja Unt and Jaan-Kristjan Unt.[5]