Andreas Kalkun (born 28 April 1977) is an Estonian (Seto) poet, musician and folklorist. [1]
In 2003 he finished his master studies in University of Tartu, studying Estonian and comparative folklore. [1] In 2011 he finished his doctoral studies at University of Tartu. [2] Since 2005 he is working at Estonian Literary Museum. [1]
He has been a member of Seto folk music groups Liinatśuraq and Ütsiotsõ. [2] His cousin is folk musician Mari Kalkun. [3]
The University of Tartu is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It also consists of the largest and oldest university in the country. The university was founded under the name of Academia Gustaviana in 1632 by Baron Johan Skytte, the Governor-General of Swedish Livonia, Ingria, and Karelia, with the required ratification provided by King Gustavus Adolphus, shortly before the king's death on 6 November in the Battle of Lützen (1632).
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