A. H. Tammsaare

A. H. Tammsaare
Born
Anton Hansen

(1878-01-30)30 January 1878
Died1 March 1940(1940-03-01) (aged 62)
Other namesA. H. Tammsaare
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
OccupationNovelist
Years active1900–1940
Spouse
Käthe-Amalie Veltman
(m. 1920)
Children
  • Riita Hansen
  • Eerik Hansen
Drone video of the birthplace of Tammsaare, July 2021

Anton Hansen (18 (O.S.)/30 January 1878 – 1 March 1940), better known by his pseudonym A. H. Tammsaare and its variants, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus; 1926–1933) is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel".[1]

  1. ^ A. H. Tammsaare. L. Siimisker, A. Palm. Eesti Raamat. Tallinn 1978. Pg. 64