Marja Kallasmaa

Marja Kallasmaa (born 21 August 1950 in Kehra) is an Estonian linguist.^[1]

In 1975 she graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in Estonian philology. Since 1978, she has worked at the Estonian Language Institute.^[1]

Her main field of research has been onomastics. She is the leading onomastic in Estonia. In 1998 she laid the foundation to the database off Estonian toponyms.^[1]

She is a honorary member of the Mother Tongue Society.^[1]

Awards

• 2017: Wiedemann Language Award

Works

• Структура эстонской микротопонимии (на материале западного диалекта) (1981, manuscript)
• Saaremaa kohanimed I, II (1996, 2000)
• Läänemurde loodus- ja viljelusnimed (2003)
• Hiiumaa kohanimed (2010)