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Teodor Lippmaa | |
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| Born | 17 November 1892 |
| Died | 27 January 1943 (aged 50) |
| Education | University of Tartu |
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| Fields | Botany, Phytogeography |
| Workplaces | University of Tartu |
Teodor Lippmaa (17 November 1892 in Riga – 27 January 1943 in Tartu) was a noted Estonian botanist. He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1939–1942.
With Karl Eichwald (1889-1976) he edited the exsiccata work Eesti Taimed - Estonian Plants (1933-1939) distributed by the Botanical Museum of the University of Tartu.
There is a monument honoring him in Tartu where he lived for much of his life. It was erected in 1982.
Lippmaa was killed along with most of his family during a Soviet air raid in 1943. Lippmaa is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery in Tallinn. He was the father of Endel Lippmaa, also a well-known scientist.
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