Edgar V. Saks

Who was Edgar V. Saks?

Edgar Valter Saks was an Estonian amateur historian and author. He was Estonian exile government's minister of education in exile from 1971 until his death.

His book The Estonian Vikings: a Treatise on Finno-Ugric Viking Activities describes the ancient history of Estonians and other Finno-Ugric peoples living on the shores of the Baltic Sea. His etymological works provide information about prehistoric Estonian settlement in Northern Europe. In Esto-Europa, Saks finds Baltic-Finnic influences in several regions of Europe. Constructing Estonian etymologies for many toponyms, Saks reasoned there must have been extensive prehistoric Finnic influence not only in Europe, but also in neighbouring regions.