Ita Saks
Ita Saks (3 December 1921 – 23 March 2003) was an Estonian translator and publicist. She is mainly known by her Latvian-language translations to Estonian language.[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 gave her signature to Letter of 40 intellectuals.[citation needed]
Personal life
Saks married writer Juhan Smuul in 1945. The couple divorced in 1951.[2] Afterward, she was in a relationship with writer Aadu Hint, with whom she had a daughter, translator Mare Zaneva.[2]
Awards
- 1986 Andrejs Upīts award[1]
- 1997 Order of the Three Stars[1]
- 2001 Order of the White Star, V 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.