Ita Saks

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.

Saks was born into a Jewish family in Valga. From 1950 until 1956, she studied Estonian philology at Tartu State University.

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. Afterward, she was in a relationship with the writer Aadu Hint, with whom she had a daughter, the translator Mare Zaneva. Real estate investor Georgi Zanev is her grandson.

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "In memoriam. Ita Saks (3.12.1921 – 23.03.2003)". Eesti Päevaleht. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Üle piiri ja rahvuse". Sirp. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Ita Saks". www.president.ee. Retrieved 23 May 2021.