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    Uku Masing (born Hugo Albert Masing, 11 August 1909 – 25 April 1985) was an Estonian polymath who contributed to theology, oriental studies, philosophy...
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  • Estonian linguist and clergyman Uku Masing (1909–1985), Estonian philosopher, translator, theologist and folklorist Viktor Masing (1925–2001), Estonian botanist...
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  • Uku is an Estonian masculine given name. People named Uku include: Uku Hänni (born 1943), civil servant Uku Masing (1909–1985), philosopher, translator...
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  • Danish, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian, Romanian, Portuguese, and Latin. Uku Masing (1909–1985), Estonian scholar. He reputedly knew around sixty-five languages...
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    and fewer than 5% of the figurines depicted women. Estonian folklorist Uku Masing has suggested as early as in 1976, that Çatalhöyük was probably a hunting...
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    Martha Sharp, Waitstill Sharp, Roddie Edmonds, Lois Gunden  Estonia 3 Uku Masing 1,134,000 0.26  Indonesia 3 Tole Madna, Mima Saina  Peru 3 José Maria...
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    Buddhist and buddhologist by well-known Estonian theologian and philosopher Uku Masing in the early 1960s. He later studied under and worked together with several...
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  • Iko Maran (1915–1999), writer Otto Wilhelm Masing (1763–1862), pastor, philologist, journalist Uku Masing (1909–1985), poet, theologian, ethnologist Lennart...
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    have been honoured with The Righteous Among the Nations: Uku Masing and his wife Eha Masing and Polina Lentsman. The Estonian International Commission...
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    Estonian historians and writers. Some, like Edgar V. Saks and the writer Uku Masing have argued on the basis of contemporary documents that, contrary to claims...
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