Eduard Alver
Eduard Alver (15 March 1886, Valga – 15 August 1939, Tallinn) was an Estonian lawyer, policeman, politician, and the Commander of the Estonian Defence League (Kaitseliit) during the Estonian War of Independence.[1]
1906-1911 he studied medicine at the University of Vienna, and he also studied law at University of Tartu, received his master's degree in law at Moscow University.[1]
From 4 April 1919 to 24 October 1919, he was the Commander of the Estonian Defence League.[1]
From 1935 until 1936, he was the executive director of Eesti Kultuurfilm. Alver died in 1939 and was buried in Liiva Cemetery in Tallinn.[1]
Alver's grandson is politician and former Prime Minister of Estonia Siim Kallas. His great-granddaughter is politician and Prime Minister of Estonia. Kaja Kallas.[2]
Awards[]
- 1929: Order of the Cross of the Eagle, II class.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Kaitseliit: Eduard Alver". www.kaitseliit.ee. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Even further from Russia: what is known about the new head of the Estonian government, Europeeska Pravda, 26 January 2021
- ^ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Eduard Alver". www.president.ee. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- 1886 births
- 1939 deaths
- Estonian lawyers
- Estonian police officers
- Estonian military personnel
- Estonian military personnel of the Estonian War of Independence
- 20th-century Estonian politicians
- Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class II
- University of Tartu alumni
- Moscow State University alumni
- People from Valga, Estonia
- Burials at Liiva Cemetery