Hendrik Adamson

Hendrik Adamson (6 October [O.S. 24 September] 1891 – 7 March 1946) was an Estonian poet and teacher.

Hendrik Adamson
Estonian poet and teacher
Born	(1891-09-24)September 24, 1891 Kärstna, Estonia
Died	March 7, 1946(1946-03-07) (aged 54) Tuhalaane, Estonia
Occupation	Writer, poet
Nationality	Estonian
Period	20th century

He was born as a son of a tailor in Patsi farmstead in the village of Metsakuru, Kärstna Parish (now in the village of Veisjärve, Viljandi Parish), Viljandi County. He started working as a teacher at the Torma Võtikvere Ministry of Education in 1911. During this time, he published several short stories (in prose) and poems in newspapers. This works attracted the attention of Friedebert Tuglas, a literary critic.

From 1919 to 1927 he was the head of the primary school in Kärstna. Subsequently, he became a professional writer and a member of the Estonian Writers' Union.

Adamson also wrote in Esperanto. All of his Estonian works have been translated into Esperanto. ^[1]

Notable poems include "Mulgimaa" (Tartu, 1919), "Inimen" (Tartu, 1925), "Tõus ja mõõn" (Tartu, 1931), "Kolletuspäev" (Tartu, 1934), "Mälestuste maja" (Tartu, 1936) and "Linnulaul" (Tartu, 1937). He also published the novels "Kuldblond neitsi" and "Roheline sisalik" (Tartu, 1925).^[2]