Andres Ehin (14 March 1940 – 10 December 2011) was an Estonian writer and translator.[1] In 1964 he graduated from University of Tartu, studying Estonian philology (especially Finno-Ugric studies).[1] From 1972 to 1974 he was the senior scientific editor of Estonian Soviet Encyclopaedia.[1] From 1972 he was a member of Estonian Writers' Union. From 1968 to 1989 he was a member of Communist Party. In 1990 he joined Estonian Social Democratic Party.[1]
He married Ly Seppel (Ehin). Their daughter is poet Kristiina Ehin.[1]
He died in 2011 and was buried in Pärnamäe Cemetery in Tallinn.[1]