Ita Saks
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Ita Saks (3 December 1921 – 23 March 2003) was an Estonian translator and journalist. She is mainly known for her Latvian-language translations into Estonian.[1]
Saks was born into a Jewish family in Valga. From 1950 until 1956, she studied Estonian philology at Tartu State University.[1]
In 1980 she signed the letter of 40 intellectuals.[citation needed]
Personal life
Saks married the writer Juhan Smuul in 1945. The couple divorced in 1951.[2] Afterward, she was in a relationship with the writer Aadu Hint, with whom she had a daughter, the translator Mare Zaneva.[2]
Awards
- 1986: Andrejs Upīts Award[1]
- 1997: Order of the Three Stars[1]
- 2001: Order of the White Star, Fifth Class.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "In memoriam. Ita Saks (3.12.1921 – 23.03.2003)". Eesti Päevaleht. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Üle piiri ja rahvuse". Sirp. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Ita Saks". www.president.ee. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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