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Estonian writer, prosaist, psychiatrist and playwright
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
15 February 1940(Aravu, Meeksi, Tartu County, Estonia)
Death:
23 March 2008
Family:
Spouse(s):
Maimu Berg
Heli Vahing
Children:
Julia Laffranque
The details
Biography
Introduction
Vaino Vahing (15 February 1940 in Aravu, Tartu County – 23 March 2008 in Tartu), was an Estonian writer, prosaist, psychiatrist and playwright. Starting from 1973, he was a member of Estonian Writers Union.
Education and career
- 1963 – University of Tartu, Faculty of Medicine
- 1969 – Doctor of medicine
- 1963–1965 – head of department and deputy of the doctor-director at the psycho-neurological clinic in Jämejala
- 1965–1967 – doctor at the Tartu psychiatry clinic
- 1967–1975 – expert in forensic psychiatry
- 1968–1981 – lecturer and later docent at the Institute of Psychiatry of the University of Tartu
Vaino Vahing has written many articles about psychiatry, but also literature – novels, books and plays with psychiatric and autobiographical influence. He has played in several Estonian films.
List of works
- Lugu (Perioodika 1970)
- Kaemus (Eesti Raamat 1972)
- Sina (Perioodika 1973)
- E me ipso (Eesti Raamat 1990)
- Kaunimad jutud (Ilmamaa 1995)
- Thespis (Ilmamaa 1997)
- Machiavelli kirjad tütrele (Eesti Raamat 1990)
- Mängud ja kõnelused (Eesti Keele Sihtasutus 2002)
- Hermaküla
- Noor Unt (Perioodika 2004)
- Vaimuhaiguse müüt (Ilmamaa 2005)
- Näitleja (Vagabund 2006)
- Päevaraamat I (2006)
- Päevaraamat II (2007)
Honors
- Estonian White Cross, fourth category
Personal
Vaino Vahing has been married to writer Maimu Berg and actress Heli Vahing. From the marriage with Maimu Berg he has a daughter Julia Laffranque, former justice at the Supreme Court of Estonia and current European Court of Human Rights judge.