Timo Maran
Illustration — Timo Maran Timo Maran (born 13 April 1975) is an Estonian biosemiotician and poet. He has remarkably contributed to zoosemiotics and ecosemiotics. In 2012-2024, he was the head of the Department of Semiotics, University of Tartu.
Timo Maran
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- Estonia
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- poet · semiotician · linguist · university teacher
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- biosemiotics
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- University of Tartu
- Languages
- English · Estonian
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Illustration — Timo Maran Timo Maran (born 13 April 1975) is an Estonian biosemiotician and poet. He has remarkably contributed to zoosemiotics and ecosemiotics. In 2012-2024, he was the head of the Department of Semiotics, University of Tartu.
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Membership in organizations: • Estonian Naturalists' Society (vice-president 2007–2010) • Estonian Semiotics Association (vice-chairman 2006–2008, 2010–2012) • Estonian Literary Society • Estonian Writers' Union • European Association for the Study of Literature, Culture and Environment (member of advisory board since 2010) • International Society for Biosemiotic Studies (member of the executive board 2010–2012, vice-president since 2012) • Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (member of the board 2011-..)
• 2001 poetry collection "Põhjavesi" (Erakkond) • 2007 poetry collection "Metsa pööramine" (Erakkond) • 2007 poetry collection "Poeetiline punane raamat / Poetics of Endangered Species" (Ukraina Kultuurikeskus, Ajakirjade Kirjastus) • 2015 poetry collection "Las ma ümisen" (Allikaäärne) • 2015 children stories "Kodukakk, päevakoer ja teised" (Päike ja Pilv) • 2017 monograph "Mimicry and Meaning: Structure and Semiotics of Biological Mimicry" (Springer) • 2019 poetry collection "Metsloomatruudus" (Elusamus) • 2020 monograph "Ecosemiotics. The Study of Signs in Changing Ecologies" (Cambridge University Press) • 2023 collection of selected poems "Ainult puudutused on" (Verb)
Timo Maran performing in restaurant-lounge Novell in Tallinn.
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Timo Maran was born on 1 January 1975.
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Timo Maran is recorded with the occupation poet. Recorded as poet, semiotician, linguist and university teacher.
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