Krista Aru
Krista Aru (1 August 1958 – 25 February 2025) was an Estonian historian of journalism, museologist, and politician. She was a member of XIII Riigikogu.[1]
Life and career
[edit]In 1981, she graduated from Tartu University in journalism. In 2010, she finished her doctoral studies in Tallinn University.[1]
From 1995 to 2005 she was the director of Estonian Literary Museum. From 2006 to 2012 she was the director of Estonian National Museum.[1]
She was an unaffiliated member of the Estonian Free Party.[1]
Aru died on 25 February 2025, at the age of 66.[2]
Awards
[edit]- 2000: Order of the White Star, Class III
- 2005: Cultural Endowment of Estonia Annual Award[1]
- 2012: Citizen of the Year[1]
- 2018: Baltic Assembly Medal[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "101_biographies_2019" (PDF). riigikogu.ee. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Suri ajakirjandusloolane ja museoloog Krista Aru (in Estonian)
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