# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jaan-kaplinski
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:25:01.822Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jaan-kaplinski"
name: "Jaan Kaplinski"
slug: "jaan-kaplinski"
description: "Jaan Kaplinski was an Estonian poet, philosopher, politician, and culture critic, known for his focus on global issues and support for left-wing/liberal thinking. He was influenced by Eastern philosophical schools."
tagline: "Estonian poet, philosopher, translator, politician and culture critic (1941–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kaplinski%2C_Jaan.IMG_9426_(cropped).JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1941-01-22"
deathDate: "2021-08-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump