Background
Talvet, Jüri was born on December 17, 1945 in Pärnu, Estonia. Son of Kaarel and Marta Talvet.
Talvet, Jüri was born on December 17, 1945 in Pärnu, Estonia. Son of Kaarel and Marta Talvet.
Master of Arts, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University of St. Petersburg, 1981.
From lecturer to associate professor University of Tartu, Estonia, 1974—1986, associate professor, 1986—1991, chair of comparative literature Estonia, since 1992.
Member of Writers' Union of Estonia, International Comparative Literature Association, Estonian Association of Comparative Literature (president since 1994).
Married Margit Oja, August 26, 1956. Children: Laura, Pent, Marta-Liisa.