Aino Õige, also known as Aino Somann-Õige[1] (née Aino Sooman, June 29, 1935 – July 17, 2018) was an Estonian botanist and popularizer of nature.
Aino Õige | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1935 |
| Died | July 17, 2018 (aged 83) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation | Botanist |
Early life and education edit
Aino Õige was born at the Abema farm in Jutapere (since 1977 part of the village of Pajaka)[2] to the farmer Hugo Sooman (1909–1952) and his wife Kristiine Sooman (née Tarkmeel, 1911–1995). In 1960, she graduated from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Tartu, majoring in botany, with the thesis Andmeid kaasikute alustaimestikust ja ökoloogilistest tingimustest Eesti NSV-s (Data on the Understory Vegetation and Ecological Conditions of Birch Groves in the Estonian SSR).[1][3]
Career edit
From 1960 to 1964, Õige was the manager of the Viidumäe Nature Reserve. She then worked in Tallinn as a methodologist at the Center for Young Naturalists of the Estonian SSR (later called the Center for Young Nature Lovers),[4] prepared teaching materials for nature conservation, and supervised the botany circle there. She was the head of the Tallinn Nature Conservation Inspectorate.[5]
Family edit
Aino Ōige was married to Sulev Ōige (born 1937), and she had three children. Ōige died as a result of leukemia in 2018.[6]
Bibliography edit
- 1960: Andmeid kaasikute alustaimestikust ja ökoloogilistest tingimustest Eesti NSV-s (Data on the Understory Vegetation and Ecological Conditions of Birch Groves in the Estonian SSR). Thesis, University of Tartu
- 1963: Viidumägi – haruldaste taimede kodu (Viidumägi: Home of Rare Plants). Coauthor with Jaan Eilart. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus
References edit
- ^ a b "Botaanika osakonnas kaitstud lõputööd (alates aastast 1949)". Tartu Ülikool, Botaanika osakond. Tartu: Tartu Ülikool. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Jutapere". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Somann, Aino. "Andmeid kaasikute alustaimestikust ja ökoloogilistest tingimustest Eesti NSV-s". E-kataloog ESTER. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Noored naturalistid". Nõukogude Õpetaja. No. 15. April 10, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Tänavate soolatamisest". Rahva Hääl. No. 25. January 20, 1985. p. 3. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Aino Õige". Eesti Päevaleht. July 18, 2018. p. 15. Retrieved April 9, 2024.