Johannes Vares

About

Poet, doctor, and politician who served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR.

Before Fame

He studied medicine at the University of Kiev.

Trivia

He worked as a military physician during World War I.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Kiisa Heimtali Parish, Estonia.

Associated With

He was born in the same country as fellow poet, Heiti Talvik.