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Raimo Pullat

Raimo Pullat is an Estonian historian and professor emeritus at Tallinn University. His work includes studies in Estonian urban history and historical demography, including research on Tallinn in the 18th century.

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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, 20011
Order of the White Star, Fourth Class, 20052

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

References

  1. "Baltic Assembly Prize". Baltic Assembly. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. "Eesti Vabariigi teenetemärkide andmine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). 2 February 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. "Raimo Pullat". Tallinn University. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. 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. "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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