Yri Naelapea (first name Georg until 1938; May 22, 1896 – May 5, 1969)[1][2] was an Estonian writer, journalist, and publisher.[3][4]
Yri Naelapea | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 22, 1896 |
| Died | May 5, 1969 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist, and publisher |
Early life and education
editYri Naelapea was born on May 22, 1896, at the Pülme farm in Arula, Estonia.[3] Later, his parents Karl (Kaarel) Naelapää (1856–1938) and Helena "Leena" Naelapea (née Rebane, 1871–1951) operated a farm near Vidrike, where they were breeders of Estonian Red cattle. Karl Naelapea was a public figure active in various societies. The ancestors of the family came from Viljandi County. Naelapea attended the village school in Rebaste, the parish school in Otepää, Hugo Treffner High School in Tartu, and Tartu Alexander High School.[1] He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tartu.[1]
Career
editNaelapea volunteered in the Estonian War of Independence as a medic in the 3rd Division of the 7th Infantry Regiment. Starting in 1924, Naelapea worked in the editorial office of Postimees.[5] He became a member of the Estonian Writers' Union in 1929. In the same year, he founded a publishing house in Tartu and started publishing the richly illustrated cultural magazine Olion.[5] The Estonian National Writers' Association was a literary organization founded in 1933 by thirteen Estonian cultural figures at the initiative of Naelapea. Naelapea was also a member of the Estonian PEN Club.[5] Naelapea was a member of the editorial board of Vaba Sõna in 1935, editor of Kauni Kodu in 1937, and editor-in-chief of Väljavaade from 1939 to 1940.[5]
Works
edit- 1923: Krimmi ja Kaukasuse päikesemail (Crimea and the Caucasus in the Sun). Tartu: Sõnavara
- 1924: Metsade Laps (Child of the Woods). Tallinn: Põhjanael
- 1925: Vene revolutsiooni kalender (Calendar of the Russian Revolution). Tartu: Odamees
- 1926: Uulu. Tartu: Sõnavara
- 1926: Bertil Holmqvist. Tartu: Postimehe kirjastus
- 1926: Eestimaa õiguse ajalugu (History of Estonian Law). Tartu
- 1927: Kaarli ja tundmatu (Karli and the Unknown). Tartu: Sõnavara
- 1928: Vahased vabarnad (Waxy Raspberries). Tartu: Postimehe kirjastus
- 1930: Raeweski Rein. Tartu: Oskar Luik'i kirjastus
- 1930: Kaarnasaare robinsonid – jutustis noorsoole (The Robinsons of Kaarnasaare: A Story for Young People). Tartu: Oskar Luik'i kirjastus
- 1932: Küla-mehi (Village Men). Tartu: Olion
- 1932: Lumised luuad (Snowy Brooms). Tartu
- 1936: Põnevusnovelle (An Exciting Short Story). Tallinn: Olion kirjastus
- 1937: Kuldnööp (The Gold Button). Tallinn: Uus Eesti
- 1937: Lihtne loomake (A Simple Creature). Tallinn: Autoriõiguste ühingu kirjastus
Personal life
editIn 1921, Naelapea married Alice Rosalie Ojanson (1899–1999), a philologist of Romance languages. They had three children.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Arula küngaste vahelt taludest võrsunud haritud mehed: Georg Yri Naelapea – kirjanik, ajakirjanik ja kirjastaja". Otepää Teataja. No. 8. April 25, 2019. p. 7. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGRY-PPH : 26 November 2014), Yri Naelapea, 05 May 1969; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
- ^ a b Kruus, Oskar (1995). Eesti kirjarahva leksikon. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat. p. 368.
- ^ Kruus, Oskar; Puhvel, Heino (2000). Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat. p. 345.
- ^ a b c d "Yri Naelapea 100". Vaba Eesti Sõna. No. 7. February 13, 1997. pp. 9–12. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Otepää vanim elanik". Eesti Päevaleht. No. 154. July 7, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved June 30, 2024.