Helmi Dresen (4 July 1892 – 25 September 1941) was an Estonian translator, poet, and Esperantist. She was the older sister of Hilda Dresen. She was shot by the Nazis.[1]

Helmi Dresen
Helmi Dresen, Estonian Esperantist in 1936
Born4 July 1892
Kolga, Estonia
Died25 September 1941 (1941-09-26) (aged 49)
Cause of deathGunshot
Known forEstonian translator, poet

Life

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She was born in Kolga. She learned Esperanto in 1912. In the 1920s, she headed the Vortara Komisiono ("Dictionary Commission") of the local Tallinn club, which led to the publication of an Esperanto-Estonian dictionary.[2]

On 22 June 1941, the Nazis launched Operation Barbarossa, resulting in the capture of Tallinn. Several Esperantists were arrested and shot, including Helmi Dresen, Michaelis Dušanskis [eo] and Neeme Ruus.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hilda Dresen". Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto.
  2. ^ "D". www.eventoj.hu. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. ^ Lins, Ulrich (2017-02-09). Dangerous Language — Esperanto and the Decline of Stalinism. Springer. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-352-00020-7.