Raimo Pullat

Raimo Pullat
Pullat
Born (1935-04-03) 3 April 1935
Tallinn, Estonia
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
OccupationHistorian
Notable workDie Stadtbevölkerung Estlands im 18. Jahrhundert
AwardsBaltic Assembly Prize for Science, 2001[1]
Order of the White Star, Fourth Class, 2005[2]

Raimo Pullat (born 3 April 1935) is an Estonian historian and professor emeritus at Tallinn University.[3] His work includes studies in Estonian urban history and historical demography, including research on Tallinn in the 18th century.[4]

Early life and education

Pullat was born in Tallinn and graduated as a historian from the University of Tartu in 1958.[5] In 1998 he received a PhD with distinction, laudatur, from the University of Oulu.[6]

Academic career

According to Tallinn University, Pullat held academic posts at Tallinn Pedagogical University and Tallinn University and later became a professor emeritus.[3]

Awards and honours

Pullat received the Baltic Assembly Prize for Science in 2001.[1] He was awarded the Order of the White Star, Fourth Class, in 2005.[2] In 2005, Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs reported that he was awarded the First Class Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland.[6] The same year he received an honorary doctorate from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.[7]

In 2024, he received the Tullio Ilomets heritage award from the Estonian Heritage Society.[8]

Selected works

  • Pullat, Raimo. Die Stadtbevölkerung Estlands im 18. Jahrhundert. Mainz: von Zabern, 1997.[4]
  • Pullat, Raimo. Lootuste linn: Peterburi ja eesti haritlaskonna kujunemine kuni 1917. Tallinn: Estopol, 2004.[9]
  • Pullat, Raimo; Pullat, Risto. Vodka Sea: The Illicit Alcohol Trade in the Baltic Sea Region Between the World Wars. Tallinn: Estonian Maritime Museum, 2024.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Baltic Assembly Prize". Baltic Assembly. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Eesti Vabariigi teenetemärkide andmine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). 2 February 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Raimo Pullat". Tallinn University. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b Pullat, Raimo (1997). Die Stadtbevölkerung Estlands im 18. Jahrhundert. Mainz: von Zabern. ISBN 978-3-8053-1644-6.
  5. ^ "Ajaloolane Raimo Pullat annetab ülikoolile raamatuid". University of Tartu (in Estonian). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Soome riigi kõrge autasu Raimo Pullatile". Finland abroad (in Estonian). 31 May 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Honorary Doctorates". The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Tullio Ilometsa muinsuskaitseauhind". Eesti Muinsuskaitse Selts (in Estonian). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Lootuste linn Peterburi ja eesti haritlaskonna kujunemine kuni 1917". National Archives of Estonia, EstoStudies. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Vodka sea: the illicit alcohol trade in the Baltic Sea region between the world wars". DIGAR. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
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