Oleg Mutt
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| Born | (1920-05-06)May 6, 1920 |
| Died | February 19, 1986(1986-02-19) (aged 65)
Tartu, Estonia
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| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist and translator |
Oleg Lembit Mutt (May 6, 1920 Tartu – February 19, 1986)[1] was an Estonian linguist and translator.[2][3]
Oleg Mutt was born in Tartu, Estonia. He spent his childhood years in New York City.[4] He was the son of Victor Mutt, an Estonian soldier and diplomat, and the father of the Estonian writer Mihkel Mutt.[1][4][5] His brother was the Swedish biochemist Viktor Mutt.[1]
Mutt graduated from the University of Tartu in 1948 and became a professor of English philology there that same year. From 1948 to 1949 he was a lecturer in the Department of Western European Languages, from 1949 to 1953 a senior lecturer, from 1953 to 1961 a senior lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages, from 1961 to 1986 a lecturer in the Department of English (since 1972 English Philology), from 1961 to 1963 a senior lecturer, and from 1963 onward an associate professor.[3] He headed the Department of English Philology until 1978, when he was succeeded by Heino Liiv.[6]
Oleg Mutt died in Tartu in 1986[2] and was buried at Old St. John's Cemetery.
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