Andres-Allan Ellmann (born Andres-Allan Kurvits, better known by his pseudonym Andres Allan; 24 September 1965 – 22 July 1988)[1] was an Estonian poet.

Life

Andres Allan was born in Tallinn. He was the younger brother of artist Raoul Kurvits. He attended primary school at Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 (now, Tallinn English College) and secondary school at Tallinn Secondary School No. 2 (now, Tallinn Secondary School of Science), graduating in 1983. After secondary school, he studied at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church.[2]

Andres Allan wrote poetry with a mystical-religious connotation. His poems have been published in the newspaper Edasi and in the magazines Vikerkaar, Kultuur ja Elu, Looming, Marm, and Noorus.[2]

He died after a fall from balcony in Tallinn in 1988, aged 22. It is uncertain whether the fall was a suicide or an accident. He was buried in Pärnamäe Cemetery in Tallinn.[2]

Books

Poetry

  • Urjamised (1992)
  • Öötrükid, edited by Lauri Sommer (2009)

Family

Video game designer and novelist Robert Kurvitz is his nephew.

References

  1. ↑ Kõvamees, Anneli (1992). "Andres Allan". Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary (in Estonian). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Olemine. Andres Allan". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) (in Estonian). 8 November 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2022.


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