Hando Runnel
Illustration — Hando Runnel standing next to the series Eesti Mõttelugu (Estonian History of Thought), 2002 Hando Runnel (born 24 November 1938 in Liutsalu, Järva County) is an Estonian poet. From 1957 to 1962, he studied agronomy at the Estonian Agricultural Academy. From 1966 to 1971, he worked on the editorial board of the journal Looming.
Hando Runnel
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- 1938 · Järva County.
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Occupation
- writer · poet · politician · publisher
- Education
- Hugo Treffner Gymnasium
- Honours
- Order of the White Star, 2nd Class · Gustav Suits Poetry Award · Order of the National Coat of Arms and 4th Class · Henrik Visnapuu Literature Prize · A. H. Tammsaare Literary Award · Eduard Vilde literary award
- Languages
- Estonian
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Illustration — Hando Runnel standing next to the series Eesti Mõttelugu (Estonian History of Thought), 2002 Hando Runnel (born 24 November 1938 in Liutsalu, Järva County) is an Estonian poet. From 1957 to 1962, he studied agronomy at the Estonian Agricultural Academy. From 1966 to 1971, he worked on the editorial board of the journal Looming.
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1938
Hando Runnel born at Järva County.
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- The thermopoetics of Hando Runnel, Journal of Baltic Studies, 1989
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Since 1992, he has been the chairman of the governing council of Ilmamaa Publishers. He was the chief editor of the series Eesti mõttelugu' (Estonian History of Thought).
Hando Runnel studied at Hugo Treffner Gymnasium. The recorded working language is Estonian. Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Star, 2nd Class, Gustav Suits Poetry Award, Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class and Henrik Visnapuu Literature Prize.
• Wiedemann Language Award (2024) • 1st Class of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (2025)
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