| Elle Malberg | |
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| Birth: | 10 April 1907 Linte, Polva County, Russian Empire (now Estonia) |
| Death: | 16 December 2015 Rapina, Polva County, Estonia |
| Age: | 108 years, 250 days |
| Country: |  EST
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| Centenarian | |
Elle Malberg [Mälberg] (10 April 1907 – 16 December 2015) was an Estonian centenarian who is the oldest Estonian person ever.
Biography
Elle Malberg was born as Ella Adele Raudmanson in Linte, Polva County, Russian Empire (now Estonia) on 10 April 1907. She studied at the School of the Ministry of Raadama between the years 1916–1920 and 1920–1921, later at Kostrimae parish school in 1922, and finally at the Higher Rapina Reaalgumnaasium and agricultural high schools from which she graduated in 1927. Then, she studied at the University of Tartu. She acquired a primary school teacher profession at the Tallinn Pedagoogiumi in 1931. She worked as a teacher at the Voopsu primary school. In 1932, she was the only female teacher in Rapina 6-year Primary School.
In September 1937, she Estonianised her name into Elle Raudver. She married Martin Malberg in 1939. She was the supervisor of Malberg folk community and manager of Rapina folk song festivals. After the war, she taught folk dancing. Elle Malberg has worked as a teacher of biology. She retired in 1974; however, she continued to teach part-time until the 1980s.
Malberg was a founding member of the Department of Nature Conservation Society of Rapina. he was also awarded with the Order of the White Cross. On 26 February 2013, following the passing of 106-year-old Elbert Vaabo, Malberg became the oldest living person in Estonia.
Elle died in Rapina, Polva County, Estonia on 16 December 2015, aged 108 years, 250 days.
References
| Estonia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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August Turp • Liina Leppik • Adeele Kisant • Juhan Kallaste • Anna Jurnas • Alviine Rohtla • Adele Lettens • Aliide-Julianne Pedraudse • Liisi Vilt • Evgenia Altosaar • Elisabet Parkson • Maria Orutalu • Elfriede-Helene Kukk • Elbert Vaabo • Elle Malberg • Arved Tamm • Maria Kolk • Anna Kutt • Marta Kivi • Vally-Emilie Heinola • Anonymous • Ottilie-Armilde Tinnuri |
| Estonia's Oldest Living Woman Titleholders (V • E) |
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Liina Leppik • Adeele Kisant • Anna Jurnas • Alviine Rohtla • Adele Lettens • Aliide-Julianne Pedraudse • Liisi Vilt • Antonie Soonpaa • Elisabet Parkson • Maria Orutalu • Elle Malberg • Amalie-Vilhelmine Saia • Olga Mihhailova • Maria Kolk • Anna Kutt • Marta Kivi • Vally-Emilie Heinola • Anonymous • Ottilie-Armilde Tinnuri |
