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Heino Anto (also Hindrik Anto; 13 October 1882 – 13 September 1955) was an Estonian politician, stage actor, playwright, theatre director, and journalist.
Personal life
[edit]Anto was born in Rahuste village, Torgu Parish, Kreis Ösel (now Saaremaa Parish, Estonia) in 1882. He attended Kuressaare linnakool (German: Stadtschule in Arensburg) in 1893‒1898. In 1904 he married Maimu Anto. Since 1907 he worked as an actor and dramaturge in Estonia Theatre and later in the Estonian Drama Theatre. Anto died in 1955 in Tallinn.[1]
Political career
[edit]He was a member of the II Riigikogu, representing the National Liberal Party. He was a member of the Riigikogu since 5 June 1925. He replaced Peeter Lindau.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Anto, Heino". Estonian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ "Juhatus ja liikmed". Riigikogu (in Estonian). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- 1882 births
- 1955 deaths
- People from Saaremaa Parish
- Politicians from Saare County
- People from the Governorate of Livonia
- National Liberal Party (Estonia) politicians
- Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926
- Estonian theatre directors
- Estonian male stage actors
- Estonian dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Estonian male actors
- Burials at Rahumäe Cemetery
- 20th-century Estonian journalists
- Estonian 1923 Riigikogu politician stubs