Paul Viiding
Paul Viiding in 1939
Born	( 1904-05-22 ) 22 May 1904 Valga , Governorate of Livonia , Russian Empire
Died	27 June 1962 (1962-06-27) (aged 58) Tallinn , Estonia
Occupation(s)	Poet, writer, literary critic
Years active	1934?1959
Spouse	Linda Viiding ( nee Laarmann)

Paul Viiding (22 May 1904 ? 27 June 1962) was an Estonian poet, author, and literary critic.

Born in Valga to Juhan and Ann Viiding ( nee Rose), he was the oldest of two children; his sister Linda was born in 1907. He attended the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium and graduated with a degree in mathematics from the University of Tartu in 1930, before pursuing a career as an author and poet. He was a member of the influential group of Estonian poets brought together in 1938 by the literary scholar Ants Oras , who was greatly influenced by T. S. Eliot . The small circle of six poets became known as Arbujad (Soothsayers) and included Heiti Talvik , Betti Alver , Uku Masing , Bernard Kangro , Kersti Merilaas , Mart Raud , and August Sang . ^[1]

Viiding married the translator Linda Laarmann  [ et ] (1906?2003) and had four children: Reet, Anni, Mari Tarand , and the youngest (and only son) Juhan Viiding . His grandchildren include the historian Juhan Kreem , musician Jaagup Kreem , poet Elo Viiding , politician Indrek Tarand , and journalist Kaarel Tarand . ^{[2] [3]}

Paul Viiding died in Tallinn , Estonia, in 1962.

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• Tarand, Mari. Katse moista Paul Viidingu teekonda. In: Akadeemia 1997, No. 3, pp. 598?611