Background
LOTMAN, Yuriy was born on February 28, 1922 in Petrograd (now Leningrad). Son of Mikhail and Aleksandra Lotman.
LOTMAN, Yuriy was born on February 28, 1922 in Petrograd (now Leningrad). Son of Mikhail and Aleksandra Lotman.
Leningrad University.
Professor, of Russian Literature at Tartu (formerly Dorpat) State University, Estonian South.S.R. since 1963. Leader of Semiotics Summer Schools 1962, 1964, 1968,1970. Correspondent Fellow’, British Academy 1977.
Vice-President Institute Association for Semiotic Studies.
Semiotic Society of America 1977. Modem Language Association of America 1986, Norwegian Academy.
Married Zara Mints in 1950.