Hendrik Laas

Hendrik Laas
Born(1862-07-29)July 29, 1862
Võtikvere parish, Estonia
DiedMarch 13, 1919(1919-03-13) (aged 56)
Tartu, Estonia
OccupationsAgriculturalist, publisher
ChildrenKarl Laas

Hendrik Laas (July 29, 1862 – March 13, 1919) was an Estonian agriculturalist and publisher.[1]

Career

Hendrik Laas was born in the former Võtikvere parish. He was the owner of a bookstore, library, and seed and agricultural tool store in Tartu, and he owned an experimental farm in Raadi with a garden, an apiary, and fish ponds.[2] He organized agricultural courses, exhibitions, and excursions.[3][4]

Laas published the magazine Põllumees (The Farmer) from 1895 to 1912,[1][3][2][5][6] Põllumehe kalendrit (The Farmer's Almanac) from 1895 to 1904,[3][7][8] and the weekly newspaper Vabadus from 1906 to 1909,[1][3][5][9] and he also published agricultural educational literature.

Laas died in Tartu in 1919.[2]

Awards and recognitions

Hendrik Laas received the Order of Saint Anna and Order of Saint Stanislaus, and he was promoted to honorary citizen in 1909. He was a member of the Society of Estonian Literati.

Family

Hendrik Laas married Marie Johanna Leib (1863–1919).[10] Their son was the actor Karl Laas.[11]

Works

  • 1891: Juhatus lina-harimiseks (Guide to Flax Cultivation). Tartu: Tartu Eesti Põllumeeste Selts
  • 1895: "Rukki seemnest ja külvist" (Rye Seed and Sowing), in Põllumehe Kalender 1
  • 1898: Sulgloomade kasvatus (Poultry Farming)
  • 1898: Kalakasvatuse õpetus (Guide to Fish Farming)
  • 1902: Põlluasjanduse kursused (Courses in Agricultural Science)
  • 1907: Mesilane ja tema elu (The Bee and Its Life)
  • 1907: Meerikkad taimed ja nende kasvatamine (Sea Plants and Their Cultivation)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hendrik Laas". Eesti biograafiline andmebaas. Tartu: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Järvesoo, Elmar (June 27, 1891). "Kui eesti tallu saabus ratsionaalne põllundus (I)". Eesti Päevaleht. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Hendrik Laas". Eesti entsüklopeedia. Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  4. ^ Mäelo, Helmi (1999). Eesti naine läbi aegade. Tallinn: Varrak. p. 206.
  5. ^ a b Annus, Endel; Loogväli, Tiina (2002). Eestikeelne ajakirjandus 1766–1940. 2: O–Ü. Tallinn: Eesti Akadeemiline Raamatukogu. p. 533.
  6. ^ Peegel, Juhan (1994). Eesti ajakirjanduse teed ja ristteed: Eesti ajakirjanduse arengust: XVII sajandist XX sajandini. Tartu: Olion. p. 263.
  7. ^ Tammoja, Nora; Jõeste, Marje (1998). Eesti aianduse biograafiline leksikon. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus. p. 70.
  8. ^ Kees, Heino (1998). Super-Eesti. Tallinn: Ilo. p. 69.
  9. ^ Puhvel, Heino; Sõgel, Endel (1969). Eesti kirjanduse ajalugu : viies köites. Köide 3 XIX sajandi lõpust 1917. aastani. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat. p. 421.
  10. ^ "Estonia, Lutheran Church Family Lists, 1603–1980", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DTH-DQ47 : Sun Mar 10 08:36:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Karl Heinrich Laas, from 1845 to 1914.
  11. ^ "Eesti filminäitleja Karl Laas 45-aastane". Film ja Elu. No. 12. April 9, 1937. p. 11. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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