A. H. Tammsaare
A. H. Tammsaare | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anton Hansen 30 January 1878 |
| Died | 1 March 1940 (aged 62) |
| Other names | A. H. Tammsaare |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Years active | 1900–1940 |
| Spouse |
Käthe-Amalie Veltman
(m. 1920) |
| Children |
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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".