Hans H. Luik (born 20 March 1961 in Tartu) is an Estonian journalist, theatre critic and media entrepreneur. [1]
In 1984, he graduated from Tartu State University in journalism. In 1989―1991, he was the chief editor of Eesti Ekspress ; later being the newspaper's responsible publisher and owner. He is the founder of AS Ekspress Grupp. [1]
He has written plays and he has had roles in several films. [1]
He lives with Kristiina Tänavsuu, with whom he has a son Ludvig. [2]
Rein Lang is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 1995, and a diplomat. He was the Minister of Culture in Andrus Ansip's third cabinet until his resignation.
Harry Männil, also known as Harry Mannil Laul[a], was an Estonian businessman, art collector, and cultural benefactor in several countries.
Radio Kuku is an Estonian radio station. It was the first politically independent privately owned radio station in post-occupation Estonia, established in 1992 by a media businessman and later politician Rein Lang and a founder of the first politically independent newspaper Eesti Ekspress, Hans H. Luik.
Eesti Ekspress is an Estonian weekly newspaper.
Üllar Saaremäe is an Estonian actor, director, politician, and punk band singer.
Eesti Aeg was a newspaper in the Republic of Estonia, published as a weekly broadsheet newspaper in 1991–1995 and four issues as a monthly newsmagazine in 1996. One of the first truly independent newspapers, it was set up in 1991 after a mass exodus of staff from Eesti Ekspress after its Soviet parent company, Cross Development FSP, fired Hans H. Luik.
Kiur Aarma is an Estonian television journalist. He graduated from the University of Tartu in 1997. Aarma is also a writer and producer; among the films upon which he has worked is 2006's Sinimäed, a documentary about the Battle of Tannenberg Line, which he produced and helped write.
Mihkel Mutt is an Estonian writer, essayist, columnist and editor.
Liis Koger is an Estonian painter and poet based in Tallinn.
Vallo Kirs is an Estonian stage, film, and television actor and stage director whose career began as a teenager in 2004. Kirs is possibly best recalled internationally for his role as Kaspar in the 2007 Ilmar Raag-directed feature film drama Klass.
Riho Ühtegi is an Estonian major general. He has been the Commander of the Estonian Special Operations Force. Since 2019, he is the commander of the Estonian Defence League.
Ülo Õun was an Estonian sculptor whose career began in the late 1960s and came to prominence in the 1970s. Õun mainly worked as a portrait and figural sculptor and was known for his works in colored plaster and bronze.
Enno Ootsing is an Estonian artist and academic. He has worked as a freelance graphic artist and designer, book artist and illustrator. In 1980, he became a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts, and from 1984 until 2005, he was a professor and head of the graphics department of the institute. Since 2007 he has been a professor emeritus at the institute.
Karl Julius Luik was an Estonian politician. He was a member of Estonian National Assembly and Mayor of Tartu from 1920 until 1934.
Alar Karis is an Estonian molecular geneticist, developmental biologist, civil servant and politician who, since 11 October 2021, has served as the sixth president of Estonia.
Ekspress Grupp is an Estonian media and publishing company. The company's two main segments are: media segment and printing service segment.
Vilma Luik is an Estonian actress.
Märt Põder is an Estonian philosopher, freedom of information activist, presenter, publicist and translator.
Kaimo Kuusk, is an Estonian diplomat and foreign intelligence officer. From 2019 until 2023, he was the Estonian ambassador to Ukraine. In 2023, he became Estonia's ambassador to Lithuania.
The Anton Starkopf Fellowship was a fellowship that was awarded by the Cultural Endowment of Tartu and the city of Tartu from 2002 to 2014 to a sculptor or a sculpture project team whose work has significantly enriched the Estonian art world, giving priority to creative projects related to Tartu whenever possible. The fellowship was named after the Estonian sculptor Anton Starkopf (1889–1966).
