# August Jakobson

_Estonian writer and politician (1904-1963)_

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> August Jakobson was an Estonian writer and politician. He was one of the few Estonian playwright among his contemporaries whose plays were untouched by Soviet censorship and reached other Soviet states. He has been described as the leading Stalinist in Soviet Estonian drama. In the 1960s his work was described as "ideologically militant".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 August 1904 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Pärnu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P19))
- **Died:** 23 May 1963 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P570))
- **Place of death:** Tallinn ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Estonia; Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer; politician; short story writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P102))
- **Education:** University of Tartu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P69))
- **Positions held:** chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (4 July 1950 – 4 February 1958); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P39))
- **Awards:** Stalin Prize; Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR; People's Writer of the Estonian SSR; Stalin Prize, 2nd degree; State Stalin Prize, 1st degree ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134#P166))

## Questions

**When was August Jakobson born?**  
August Jakobson was born on 20 August 1904 in Pärnu.

**What positions has August Jakobson held?**  
Positions held by August Jakobson include: chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (1950–1958); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

**Where did August Jakobson study?**  
August Jakobson was educated at University of Tartu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): August Jakobson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Jakobson) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q762134](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762134) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: August Jakobson ca, 1920.jpg by Voldemar Markus (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:August_Jakobson_ca,_1920.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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