Johannes Silvet

Johannes Silvet
Born	(1895-05-12)May 12, 1895 Tartu, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died	February 17, 1979(1979-02-17) (aged 83) Elva, Estonian SSR
Resting place	Elva Cemetery
Nationality	Estonian
Occupation	Lexicographer

Johannes Silvet (until 1929 Johannes Schwalbe; May 12, 1895 – February 17, 1979) was an Estonian linguist and lexicographer.[1][2][3]

Life

Silvet was born in Tartu, at that time in the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Estonia).[3] He studied at the University of Tartu from 1921 to 1925, and in 1925 he received a master's degree in philology with the thesis The Development of Milton's Blank Verse.[4] He worked as an associate professor at the University of Tartu,[5] and he compiled dictionaries.[3][6]

Silvet died in Elva, Estonia, and he is buried in the town cemetery.[3]

Bibliography

• 1926: "Kaks juubilari," Looming 3(10)
• 1927: "John Galsworthy," Looming 4(6)
• 1928: "Sulesõda kuningas mammona vastu," Looming 5(4)
• 1965: Eesti-inglise sõnaraamat
• 1968: Inglise keele grammatika (with Leopold Kivimägi [et], Laine Hone, and Oleg Mutt)
• 1979: Võõrsõnade leksikon (with Richard Kleis [et] and Eduard Vääri)

References

1. Rannap, Heino (1998). Eesti kooli biograafiline leksikon. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus. p. 230.
2. Anvelt, Ilmar (2020). "Johannes Silvet – legendaarne leksikograaf". Akadeemia. 4: 667–711. ISSN 0235-7771.
3. Anvelt, Ilmar (2020). "Johannes Silvet 125, Oleg Mutt 100". Open!: The EATE Journal. 57 (August): 32–40. ISSN 2228-0847.
4. Veldi, Enn (2020). "Heinrich Mutschmann – Professor of English Philology In Tartu (Dorpat) from 1921 to 1939". Open!: The EATE Journal. 58 (2): 27–36. ISSN 2228-0847.
5. "Rotary Told of a Triumph for English". South Wales Evening Post. Swansea, Wales. July 18, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved November 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Rajamäe, Pilvi (2021). "Researching Johannes Silvet". Open!: The EATE Journal. 60 (December): 46–49. ISSN 2228-0847.