Jaan Kaplinski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Estonian poet, philosopher, and culture critic
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Place of Birth: Tartu, Livonia Governorate, Sweden
About Jaan Kaplinski
- Jaan Kaplinski (born 22 January 1941 in Tartu) is an Estonian poet, philosopher, and culture critic.
- Kaplinski is known for his independent mind, focus on global issues and support for left-wing/liberal thinking.
- He has been influenced by Eastern philosophical schools (taoism and especially buddhism).Kaplinski studied Romance language and linguistics at Tartu University, graduating as a French philologist in 1964, and has worked as a translator, editor, and sociologist, and ecologist at the Tallinn Botanic Garden.
- He has been named as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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