- Estonian-American
Infobox Ethnic group
group = Estonian Americans
caption = flagicon|EST flagicon|USA
poptime = Estonian Americans
25,034 (2000) estimated about 0,008% of US population [http://www.euroamericans.net/estonian.htm Estonians in America] , [http://www.euroamericans.net/census2000.htm United States Population Census in 2000]
popplace =California ·Florida ·Illinois ·Maryland Massachusetts ·Michigan ·Minnesota New Jersey ·New York ·North Carolina Ohio ·Oregon ·Pennsylvania ·Virginia Washington ·Wisconsin
langs =American English , Estonian
rels =Christian
related =Estonian sThe Estonian-Americans ( _et. Ameerika-eestlased Audio|am-ee.ogg|listen are
citizen s of theUnited States who are ofEstonia n ancestry, mainly descendants of people who leftEstonia before and especially during theSecond World War . According to the 2000 US census, there were over 25,000 Americans of full or partialEstonian descent, down from 26,762 in 1990.Population
The five largest Estonian-American population settlements in the United States are:
Famous Estonian Americans
In music, conductor
Neeme Järvi was the music director of theDetroit Symphony Orchestra , theNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra , as well as the internationalGothenburg Symphony , andHet Residentie Orkest ofThe Hague . His three children, conductorsPaavo Järvi andKristjan Järvi , and flautist Maarika Järvi, are prominent American musicians in their own right. Paavo Järvi is the chief conductor of theCincinnati Symphony Orchestra In journalism,
Edmund S. Valtman , a successful editorial cartoonist, won thePulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning .In science,
Lauri Vaska is distinguished for his research inorganometallic chemistry , winning the prestigious "Boris Pregel Award".Hillar Rootare , a materials scientist, is best known for his work in the development of mercuryporosimetry , high pressure liquidchromatography , and the formulation of theRootare-Prenzlow Equation .Alar Toomre is an astronomer recognized for his research on the dynamics of galaxies. The "Toomre sequence" and "Toomre Instability" are named in honor of him.ee also
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European American
*Hyphenated American Notes and references
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