Johannes Kaiv, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johannes Kaiv

Estonian diplomat

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1897

Date of Death: 20-Nov-1965

Profession: diplomat

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Johannes Kaiv

  • Johannes Kaiv (8 July 1897 – 20 November 1965) was an Estonian diplomat.
  • A graduate in law from the University of Tartu, Kaiv studied at the Hague Academy of International Law.
  • Between 1935 and 1939 he was the Honorary Consul in Sydney, Australia.
  • In the years 1939 to 1965, he served the Estonian government-in-exile as the acting Consul General of Estonia in New York City, since 1940 in charge of Legation.
  • In 1965 Ernst Jaakson succeeded him. A veteran of the Estonian War of Independence, Kaiv was awarded the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 3rd Class, in 1935. On 21 November 1965, Kaiv died following a heart attack and was buried in the New York Kensico Cemetery.
  • His wife, Salme (1914–1999), was later buried beside him.

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