Elmar Järvesoo
Elmar Järvesoo (until 1935 Elmar Gerberson; 22 March 1909, Pati Parish, Pärnu County – 7 December 1994 Daytona Beach, United States) was an Estonian agricultural scientist and politician.[1]
In 1934 he graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in agronomy. 1934-1937 and in the 1940s he taught at the University of Tartu.[1]
Following the Soviet reoccupation of Estonia in 1944, he fled to Germany. He was one of the founders of Baltic University (1945-1949).[1]
In 1949 he moved to USA. 1950-1977 he taught at the University of Massachusetts. Besides teaching he was the long-time chief of Tartu Institute (Toronto, Canada)[1]
He was also active in politics. 1964-1971 he was Estonian Minister of Education in exile, and 1964-1971 in exile.[1]
Works[]
- Tööviljakuse tõstmise vajadusest meie põllumajanduses (1937)
- Rootsi põllumajandusliku ühistuliikumise organisatsioon ja viimaseaegne areng (1938)
- Kodumaal ja võõrsil (1965, Canada; one of the authors)
- Cost of producing greenhouse flowers in Massachusetts, 1977 (1978, Amherst)
- A case study of Soviet Republic: The Estonian SSR (1978, Boulder; with Tõnu Parming)
- Changes in cost of producing greenhouse flowers in Massachusetts, 1977–1981 (1983, Amherst)
- Dotsent Jaan Mets (1988, Toronto; one of the authors)
- Balti Ülikool Saksamaal 1945–1949 (1991, Toronto; one of the authors)
References[]
- 1909 births
- 1994 deaths
- 20th-century Estonian scientists
- Estonian politicians
- Government ministers of Estonia
- University of Tartu alumni
- University of Tartu faculty
- University of Massachusetts faculty
- Estonian World War II refugees
- Estonian emigrants to the United States
- People from Saarde Parish