Rahumäe cemetery

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Established 1903 Country Estonia Phone +372 655 4896		Location Tallinn Website Official Site Burials Paul Raud, Ants Kurvits

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Rahumäe cemetery (Estonian: Rahumäe kalmistu) is a cemetery located at Rahumäe in Nõmme District, Tallinn, Estonia. This municipal cemetery was established in 1903 on 29 hectares of land to meet the needs of the growing population of Tallinn. A number of congregations are present including a Jewish section established in 1909. This forested cemetery is notable for its many works by famous sculptures and chapels present within its grounds.

Notable interments

August Allik (1920–1962), Soviet military commander (et, ru)

Gottlieb Ast (1874–1919), politician (et)

Vladimir Beekman (1929–2009), writer, poet and translator

Paul Burman (1888–1934), painter and graphic artist (et, uk)

Erika Esop (1927–1999), writer (et)

Gunnar Graps (1951–2004), drummer and singer

Juhan Jaik (1899–1948), writer and journalist (et, de, vro)

Ernst Joll (1902–1935), football player and journalist (et)

Jaan Kiivit, Sr. (1906–1971), clergyman (et, de)

Jaan Kiivit, Jr. (1940–2005), clergyman

August Kirsimägi (1905–1933), writer (et, de)

Vilhelmine Klementi (1904–1929), communist politician (et, ru)

Aleksander Klumberg (1899–1958), decathlete

Jaan Koort (1883–1935), sculptor, ceramist and painter (et, ru, fi)

Jaan Kreuks (1891–1923), communist politician (et)

Jaan Kross (1920–2007), writer

Peeter Kurvits (1891–1962), military commander, politician and economist (et)

August Lass (1903–1962), footballer

Teodor Lippmaa (1892–1943), botanist

Georg Luiga (1866–1936), journalist and writer (et, fi)

Jakob Mändmets (1871–1930), writer and journalist (et, de, sv)

Konstantin Märska (1896–1951), film director

Natalie Mei (1900–1975), painter and graphic artist

Johannes Mülber (18891938), photographer and city official (et)

Jaan Oks (1884–1918), writer (et, de)

Evald Oldekop (1885–1952), hydrologist and biological philosopher (et)

Johannes-Georg Parikas (1880–1958), photographer (et)

Endel Pärn (1914–1990), actor (et))

Artur Perna (1881–1940), architect and military commander (et, ru)

Kristjan Raud (1865–1943), painter and draughtsman

Paul Raud (1865–1930), painter

Jakob Rosenberg (1881–1937), esperantist (et, de, eo)

Jaan Rumma (1887–1926), geographer (et)

Peep Sarapik (1949–1994), composer and choral conductor (et)

Julius Seljamaa (1883–1936), politician, diplomat and journalist

Venda Tammann (1932–2010), accordionist and music pedagogue (et, fi)

Aleksander Tassa (1882–1955), painter and writer (et, de)

Kalmer Tennosaar (1928–2004), singer and journalist

Heinrich Tiidermann (1863–1904), phothgrapher (et)

Leopold Tõnson (1878–1935), athlete, rower and military commander (et)

Toomas Uba (1943–2000), sports journalist (et)

Agaate Veeber (1901–1988), graphic artist (et)

Kuno Veeber (1898–1929), painter and graphic artist (et)

Jakob Westholm (1877–1935), pedagogue (et, ru)

References

Rahumäe cemetery Wikipedia

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