Yuri Lotman
Historian

Yuri Lotman Net Worth

Yuri Lotman was a renowned Estonian literary and semiotics scholar and cultural historian, born on February 28, 1922. He is best known for his 1963 essay, On the Delimitation of Linguistic and Philological Concepts of Structure, which associated him with Soviet structuralism. He wrote over eight hundred works, including Semiotics of Cinema, Culture and Explosion, and Analysis of the Poetic Text.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 28, 1922
Birth Place Estonia
Age 98 YEARS OLD
Died On Oct 28, 1993 (age 71)
Birth Sign Pisces

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

An Estonian literary and semiotics scholar and cultural Historian, he became associated with Soviet structuralism following the publication of his 1963 essay, On the Delimitation of Linguistic and Philological Concepts of Structure. His more than eight hundred works include Semiotics of Cinema, Culture and Explosion, and Analysis of the Poetic Text.

Before Fame

He studied philology at Leningrad State University and later served as an artillery radio operator in World War II.

Trivia

He founded the Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School.

Family Life

Born into a prominent Jewish family, he was the son of Mikhail and Aleksandra Lotman.

Associated With

He was born in the same country as theologian Jakob Hurt.

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