Ilmar Talve

Ilmar-Aleksander Talve (until 1936 Thalfeldt; 17 January 1919 Mga, Ingria – 21 April 2007 Turku) was an Estonian writer and ethnologist. He worked primarily in Sweden and Finland.

In 1943, he fled to Finland and there he joined with Finnish Infantry Regiment 200.

From 1946, he was a member of literary grouping Tuulisui.

Since 1959, he taught at the University of Turku and in 1986 became a professor emeritus.

Works

 * short story "Ainult inimene". Vadstena: Orto, 1948
 * novel "Maja lumes. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1952.
 * novel "Juhansoni reisid. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1959
 * novel "Maapagu. I-II. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1988
 * monograph "Eesti kultuurilugu: Keskaja algusest Eesti iseseisvuseni". Tartu: Ilmamaa, 2004