Paul Saagpakk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Saagpakk

Estonian linguist

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1910

Place of Birth: Mustjala Rural Municipality, Saare County, Estonia

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1996

Profession: linguist, lexicographer

Nationality: United States, Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Paul Saagpakk (2 September 1910 in Mustjala Parish, Saaremaa, Estonia – 23 February 1996 in Kuressaare, Saaremaa) was an Estonian linguist who compiled a standard reference dictionary of the Estonian language, a work that renders 500,000 Estonian expressions into English.From 1935, he worked as an English teacher in Tallinn, in 1944 fled the Soviet occupation of Estonia to Sweden and in 1947 moved to the US.
He taught English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 1996 he was awarded the Order of the National Coat of Arms for his achievements.