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Jaan Sarv
1877Dec, 21

Jaan Sarv

Jaan Sarv, Estonian mathematician and scholar (d. 1954)
Jaan Sarv (Võro: Sarvõ Jaan; 21 December 1877 – 23 August 1954) was an Estonian mathematician and educator. Most of his life he worked as a professor at the University of Tartu. Sarv laid the foundation of Estonian language mathematical education.

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