Jakob von Uexküll Centre is an Estonia-based organisation for the work with the legacy of biologist, philosopher and semiotician Jakob von Uexküll.[1] The Centre owns the major archive of his works in the world.
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The Centre was established in 1993. It is situated in Tartu and attached to the Estonian Naturalists' Society. The Centre co-works with the Department of Semiotics of the University of Tartu.
The Centre has an archive with a rich collection of Jakob von Uexküll's publications, correspondence, manuscripts, photos and other materials.[2][3]
The Centre has organised some important conferences on biosemiotics and ecosemiotics. It is also a co-organiser of the series of Jakob von Uexküll lectures.
The Centre's Heads have been Toomas Trapido, Timo Maran, Riin Magnus, and others.
See also
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edit- ^ Magnus, Riin; Maran, Timo; Kull, Kalevi 2004. Jakob von Uexküll Centre, since 1993. Sign Systems Studies 32(1/2): 375–378.
- ^ Magnus, Riin 2011c. A note on the meaning of Jakob von Uexküll’s heritage in today’s Tartu. Chinese Semiotic Studies 5(1): 273−277.
- ^ Kull, Kalevi 2020. Uexküll studies after 2001. Sign Systems Studies 48(2/4): 483–509.
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