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Teodor Lippmaa

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Teodor Lippmaa
Born(1892-11-17)17 November 1892
Died27 January 1943(1943-01-27) (aged 50)
NationalityEstonian
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Phytogeography
InstitutionsUniversity of Tartu

Teodor Lippmaa (17 November 1892 in Riga – 27 January 1943 in Tartu) was a noted Estonian botanist. He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1939–1942.

With Karl Eichwald (1889-1976) he edited the exsiccata work Eesti Taimed - Estonian Plants (1933-1939) distributed by the Botanical Museum of the University of Tartu.[1]

There is a monument honoring him in Tartu where he lived for much of his life. It was erected in 1982.[2]

Lippmaa was killed along with most of his family during a Soviet air raid in 1943.[3] Lippmaa is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery in Tallinn.[4] He was the father of Endel Lippmaa, also a well-known scientist.

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  1. ^ "Eesti Taimed - Estonian Plants: IndExs ExsiccataID=2147199769". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Kultuuriväärtusega asjade ja -mälestiste register:T. Lippmaa monument". Tartu Official Site. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  3. ^ Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia liikmeskond II : 1938-1998 [Membership of the Estonian Academy of Sciences II: 1938-1998] (in Estonian). Tallinn. 1998. p. 9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Cemetery Portal".