Teodor Lippmaa
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Teodor Lippmaa | |
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| Born | 17 November 1892 |
| Died | 27 January 1943 (aged 50) |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
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| Fields | Botany, Phytogeography |
| Institutions | University of Tartu |
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.
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.
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- 20th-century Estonian botanists
- 1892 births
- 1943 deaths
- Scientists from Riga
- Academic staff of the University of Tartu
- Members of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
- Recipients of the Protection of Natural Amenities Medal, Rank II
- Burials at Rahumäe Cemetery
- Civilians killed in World War II
- Deaths by Soviet airstrikes during World War II
- European botanist stubs
- Estonian scientist stubs