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Johannes Pääsuke

Johannes Pääsuke

Personal Info:

KNOWN FOR

Directing

GENDER

male

BIRTHDAY

1892-03-30

DAY OF DEATH

1918-01-08

PLACE OF BIRTH

Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire [now Tartu, Estonia]

BIOGRAPHY

Johannes Pääsuke (March 30, [O.S. March 18,] 1892 – January 8, 1918 [O.S. December 27, 1917]) was an Estonian photographer and filmmaker. He worked as a photographer for the Estonian National Museum and was dedicated to recording the everyday life of Estonians in the early 20th century. In 1914, he directed one of the first Estonian feature films, Bear Hunt in Pärnu County (Estonian: Karujaht Pärnumaal).

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