Urmas Sutrop

Sutrop with his wife, 2012

Urmas Sutrop (born 7 June 1956) is an Estonian linguist.

He graduated from high school in 1974^[1] and in 1984 from University of Tartu with a biology degree. The topic of his thesis was "Ardisia crispa A. DC. lehe baktersõlme siseste taimerakkude peenehitus". Near fifteen years after his first dissertation, he was awarded by University of Konstanz with a PhD in philosophy.^[2]

His name is probably best known for being the director of Institute of the Estonian Language, a position he has held since 2000. He is president of the Anthropology and Ethnolinguistics departments, and he is besides professor at General Linguistics department. Since 2006 he has been also professor at University of Tartu.

Bibliography

This is a partial list. Most of the texts appointed by this enumeration were written in Estonian, excepting those that are properly indicated:

• "La langue estonienne", Eesti Instituut, 2002
• "Eesti viipekeel", Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2003 (co-author)
• "Estonian language", Eesti Instituut, 2004 (English)
• "Die Estnische Sprache", Eesti Instituut, 2005 (German)
• "Estniska", Eesti Instituut, 2007
• "Viron kieli", Eesti Instituut, 2010
• "Värvinimede raamat" Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2011 (co-author)

Articles

• "Bertrand Russell in Estonia" (English)
• "Uuenev keel"
• "Trahvidega keelt paremaks ei muuda"
• "Eesti keel pole kunagi oma ajaloos olnud nii tugev kui praegu"
• "Erakorralistest valimistest"
• "Holokaust, kurjus ja meie"

References

1. "Tallina Mustamäe Gümnaasium", Koolipere | Vilistlased, Retrieved 24 October 2013 (Estonian)
2. "Eesti Teadusinfosüsteem", Urmas Sutrop, Retrieved 24 October 2013 (Estonian)