Estonian-American

Estonian-American

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Estonian Americans


caption = flagicon|EST flagicon|USA
poptime = Estonian Americans
25,034 (2000) estimated about 0,008% of US population [http://www.euroamericans.net/estonian.htm Estonians in America] , [http://www.euroamericans.net/census2000.htm United States Population Census in 2000]
popplace =California·Florida·Illinois·Maryland
Massachusetts·Michigan ·Minnesota
New Jersey·New York·North Carolina
Ohio·Oregon·Pennsylvania·Virginia
Washington·Wisconsin
langs = American English, Estonian
rels = Christian
related = Estonians

The Estonian-Americans ( _et. Ameerika-eestlased Audio|am-ee.ogg|listen are citizens of the United States who are of Estonian ancestry, mainly descendants of people who left Estonia before and especially during the Second World War. According to the 2000 US census, there were over 25,000 Americans of full or partial Estonian descent, down from 26,762 in 1990.

Population

The five largest Estonian-American population settlements in the United States are:

Famous Estonian Americans

In music, conductor Neeme Järvi was the music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, as well as the international Gothenburg Symphony, and Het Residentie Orkest of The Hague. His three children, conductors Paavo Järvi and Kristjan Järvi, and flautist Maarika Järvi, are prominent American musicians in their own right. Paavo Järvi is the chief conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

In journalism, Edmund S. Valtman, a successful editorial cartoonist, won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.

In science, Lauri Vaska is distinguished for his research in organometallic chemistry, winning the prestigious "Boris Pregel Award". Hillar Rootare, a materials scientist, is best known for his work in the development of mercury porosimetry, high pressure liquid chromatography, and the formulation of the Rootare-Prenzlow Equation. Alar Toomre is an astronomer recognized for his research on the dynamics of galaxies. The "Toomre sequence" and "Toomre Instability" are named in honor of him.

ee also

* European American
* Hyphenated American

Notes and references


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