Teodor Lippmaa

Teodor Lippmaa (17 November 1892 in Riga – 27 January 1943 in Tartu) was a noted Estonian botanist. He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1939–1942.

Teodor Lippmaa
Born	(1892-11-17)17 November 1892 Riga, Russian Empire
Died	27 January 1943(1943-01-27) (aged 50) Tartu, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Alma mater	University of Tartu
Scientific career
Fields	Botany, Phytogeography
Institutions	University of Tartu

With Karl Eichwald (1889-1976) he edited the exsiccata work Eesti Taimed - Estonian Plants (1933-1939) distributed by the Botanical Museum of the University of Tartu.^[1]

There is a monument honoring him in Tartu where he lived for much of his life. It was erected in 1982.^[2]

Lippmaa was killed along with most of his family during a Soviet air raid in 1943.^[3] Lippmaa is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery in Tallinn.^[4] He was the father of Endel Lippmaa, also a well-known scientist.