Eduard Alver

Eduard Alver (15 March 1886, Valga – 15 August 1939, Tallinn) was an Estonian lawyer, policeman, politician, and the Commander of the Estonian Defence League (Kaitseliit) during the Estonian War of Independence.[1]

1906-1911 he studied medicine at the University of Vienna, and he also studied law at University of Tartu, received his master's degree in law at Moscow University.[1]

From 4 April 1919 to 24 October 1919, he was the Commander of the Estonian Defence League.[1]

From 1935 until 1936, he was the executive director of Eesti Kultuurfilm. Alver died in 1939 and was buried in Liiva Cemetery in Tallinn.[1]

Alver's grandson is politician and former Prime Minister of Estonia Siim Kallas. His great-granddaughter is politician and Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas.[2]

Awards

1929: Order of the Cross of the Eagle, II class.[3]

References

"Kaitseliit: Eduard Alver". www.kaitseliit.ee. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Even further from Russia: what is known about the new head of the Estonian government, Europeeska Pravda, 26 January 2021
"Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Eduard Alver". www.president.ee. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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