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Oskar Loorits

Oskar Loorits, Estonian author and academic (died 1961)

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Born
November 9, 1900
Died
December 12, 1961
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1900

About Oskar Loorits

Oskar Loorits was an Estonian folklorist. Oskar Loorits was born on November 9, 1900 and died on December 12, 1961. Oskar Loorits (9 November 1900 – 12 December 1961) was an Estonian folklorist. Loorits, Oskar. "Livonian fairy tales and fables variants." Helsingfors 1926 (Folklore Fellows' Communications Vol 21, 1 = No. Loorits, "Oskar. "Estonian folk poetry and mythology." Tartu 1932. Loorits, Oskar. "Contributions to the Material Concerning Baltic-Byzantine Cultural Relations." Folklore 45, no.

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Oskar Loorits timeline

  1. Oskar Loorits (9 November 1900 – 12 December 1961) was an Estonian folklorist.
  2. Loorits, Oskar. "Livonian fairy tales and fables variants." Helsingfors 1926 (Folklore Fellows' Communications Vol 21, 1 = No.
  3. Loorits, "Oskar. "Estonian folk poetry and mythology." Tartu 1932.

The world when Oskar Loorits was born

Oskar Loorits was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Oskar Loorits's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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