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Ellen Niit (Ellen Hiob) was born on 13 July, 1928 in Tallinn, Estonia, is an Estonian writer. Discover Ellen Niit's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

Popular As Ellen Hiob
Occupation Writer, translator
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 13 July 1928
Birthday 13 July
Birthplace Tallinn, Estonia
Date of death 30 May, 2016
Died Place Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality Estonia

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Who Is Ellen Niit's Husband?

Her husband is Heldur Niit (1949–1958) Jaan Kross(1958–2007; his death)

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Husband Heldur Niit (1949–1958) Jaan Kross(1958–2007; his death)
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Children Toomas Niit Maarja Undusk Eerik-Niiles Kross Märten Kross

Ellen Niit Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ellen Niit worth at the age of 87 years old? Ellen Niit’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. She is from Estonia. We have estimated Ellen Niit's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1928

Ellen Niit (born Ellen Hiob; Ellen Niit since 1958) (13 July 1928 – 30 May 2016) was an Estonian children's writer, poet and translator.

Over her lifetime, she penned more than forty books of both prose and poetry for children.

She also wrote a number of collections of prose and poetry for adults.

Her works have been translated into eighteen languages.

Ellen Hiob was born in 1928 in Tallinn, Estonia.

1949

Hiob first married folklorist and literary scholar Heldur Niit in 1949.

1952

She attended school in Tapa and in Tallinn, then graduated from the University of Tartu in the field of Estonian philology in 1952.

1953

They had one son, noted psychologist Toomas Niit, in 1953.

1956

After working as a poetry consultant at the Writers' Union of the ESSR from 1956 to 1961, she was forced to resign for ideological reasons.

1958

The couple divorced in 1958, the same year she wed writer Jaan Kross; their children are Maarja Undusk (born 1959), Eerik-Niiles Kross (born 1967) and Märten Kross (1970).

1963

Afterward, Niit worked as an editor of children's television programmes, and in 1963 became a freelance translator and writer.