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{{short description|Estonian ethnologist}}
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[[File:Gustav Ränk 19.11. 1938., ERM Fk 2189-12.jpg|thumb|Gustav Ränk, 1938]]
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'''Gustav Ränk''' (18 February 1902 − 5 April 1998) was an Estonian ethnologist who was Professor of Ethnography at the [[University of Tartu]], Director of the [[Estonian National Museum]] and Associate Professor of Ethnology at [[Stockholm University]].
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'''Gustav Ränk''' (18 February 1902 − 5 April 1998) was an Estonian ethnologist who was Professor of Ethnography at the [[University of Tartu]], Director of the [[Estonian National Museum]] and Associate Professor of Ethnology at [[Stockholm University]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Marleen |last=Metslaid |title=Gustav Ränk's Path to Becoming a Professor at the University of Tartu. Estonian Ethnology in the 1930's |url=https://tuna.ra.ee/en/gustav-ranks-path-to-becoming-a-professor-at-the-university-of-tartu-estonian-ethnology-in-the-1930s/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Tuna |language=en-US |archive-date=9 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409071543/https://tuna.ra.ee/en/gustav-ranks-path-to-becoming-a-professor-at-the-university-of-tartu-estonian-ethnology-in-the-1930s/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Gustav Ränk was born on a farm in [[Nõmme, Saaremaa Parish|Nõmme]] on the island of [[Saaremaa]] on 18 February 1902. Earning his doctarate from the [[University of Tartu]] in 1938, Ränk was subsequently appointed Professor of Ethnography at the University of Tartu. He was simultaneously Director of the [[Estonian National Museum]]. In 1944, during the [[Baltic Offensive]] which led to the [[Occupation of the Baltic states]], Ränk supervised the evacuation of collections from the University of Tartu, the Estonian National Museum and other [[Tartu]] research institutions, ensuring that invaluable material was saved for Estonian scholarship.
Gustav Ränk was born on a farm in [[Nõmme, Saaremaa Parish|Nõmme]] on the island of [[Saaremaa]] on 18 February 1902. Earning his doctorate from the [[University of Tartu]] in 1938, Ränk was subsequently appointed Professor of Ethnography at the University of Tartu. He was simultaneously Director of the [[Estonian National Museum]]. In 1944, during the [[Baltic Offensive]] which led to the [[Occupation of the Baltic states]], Ränk supervised the evacuation of collections from the University of Tartu, the Estonian National Museum and other [[Tartu]] research institutions, ensuring that invaluable material was saved for Estonian scholarship.


Ränk fled to [[Sweden]] in the fall of 1944, and was in 1955 appointed Associate Professor of Ethnology at [[Stockholm University]]. He retired in 1969. Ränk was awarded the [[Order of the National Coat of Arms|Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class]] in 1998. He died in [[Stockholm]] on 5 April 1998.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=http://www2.kirmus.ee/biblioserver/isik/index.php?id=3199 |title=
Ränk fled to [[Sweden]] in autumn 1944, and in 1955 was appointed Associate Professor of Ethnology at [[Stockholm University]]. He retired in 1969. Ränk was awarded the [[Order of the National Coat of Arms|Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class]] in 1998. He died in [[Stockholm]] on 5 April 1998.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web |last=Moser |first=Erica |title=Ränk, Gustav |url=http://www2.kirmus.ee/biblioserver/isik/index.php?id=3199 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005259/http://www2.kirmus.ee/biblioserver/isik/index.php?id=3199 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=September 2, 2019 |website=Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK |language=et}}</ref>

RäNK, GUSTAV |last=Moser |first=Erica |author= |author-link= |date= |editor= |editor-link= |website=Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK |publisher= |location= |access-date=September 2, 2019 |quote= |ref=}}</ref>
He was an honorary alumnus of the [[Estonian Students' Society]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Auvilistlased |url=https://www.eys.ee/auvilistlased/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331034556/https://www.eys.ee/auvilistlased/ |archive-date=31 March 2022 |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts |language=et}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== Further reading ==
* {{Cite web |date=2017-09-27 |title=Kes oli Gustav Ränk?|trans-title=Who was Gustav Ränk?|url=https://www.erm.ee/et/content/kes-oli-gustav-r%C3%A4nk |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=www.erm.ee |language=et}}
* {{cite book |first=Ants |last=Viires |chapter=Gustav Ränk: An Academic Biography |editor-first=Kristin |editor-last=Kuutma |editor-first2=Tiiu |editor-last2=Jaago |title=Studies in Estonian Folkloristics and Ethnology. A Reader and Reflexive History |publisher=Tartu University Press |location=Tartu |year=2004 |isbn=9949-11-110-2}}


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Latest revision as of 13:16, 8 September 2024

Gustav Ränk
Gustav Ränk, 1938
Born(1902-02-18)18 February 1902
Nõmme, Estonia
Died(1998-04-05)5 April 1998
Stockholm, Sweden
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Tartu

Gustav Ränk (18 February 1902 − 5 April 1998) was an Estonian ethnologist who was Professor of Ethnography at the University of Tartu, Director of the Estonian National Museum and Associate Professor of Ethnology at Stockholm University.[1]

Biography

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Gustav Ränk was born on a farm in Nõmme on the island of Saaremaa on 18 February 1902. Earning his doctorate from the University of Tartu in 1938, Ränk was subsequently appointed Professor of Ethnography at the University of Tartu. He was simultaneously Director of the Estonian National Museum. In 1944, during the Baltic Offensive which led to the Occupation of the Baltic states, Ränk supervised the evacuation of collections from the University of Tartu, the Estonian National Museum and other Tartu research institutions, ensuring that invaluable material was saved for Estonian scholarship.

Ränk fled to Sweden in autumn 1944, and in 1955 was appointed Associate Professor of Ethnology at Stockholm University. He retired in 1969. Ränk was awarded the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class in 1998. He died in Stockholm on 5 April 1998.[2]

He was an honorary alumnus of the Estonian Students' Society.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Metslaid, Marleen. "Gustav Ränk's Path to Becoming a Professor at the University of Tartu. Estonian Ethnology in the 1930's". Tuna. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ Moser, Erica. "Ränk, Gustav". Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Auvilistlased". Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

Further reading

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  • "Kes oli Gustav Ränk?" [Who was Gustav Ränk?]. www.erm.ee (in Estonian). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  • Viires, Ants (2004). "Gustav Ränk: An Academic Biography". In Kuutma, Kristin; Jaago, Tiiu (eds.). Studies in Estonian Folkloristics and Ethnology. A Reader and Reflexive History. Tartu: Tartu University Press. ISBN 9949-11-110-2.
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