Juhan Smuul

Juhan Smuul
Monument to Juhan Smuul
Born	Johannes Schmuul (1922-02-18)February 18, 1922 Koguva, Estonia
Died	April 13, 1971(1971-04-13) (aged 49) Tallinn, Estonia
Occupation	Writer, journalist
Nationality	Estonian
Notable works	Jäine raamat (The Frozen Book)
Notable awards	People's Writer of the Estonian SSR (1965)
Spouse	Ita Saks ​ ​ (m. 1945; div. 1951)​ Debora Vaarandi ​ (m. 1952)​

Juhan Smuul (18 February 1922 – 13 April 1971) was an Estonian writer. Until 1954 he used the given name Johannes Schmuul. Smuul was one of the most recognized writers in Soviet Estonia and was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia, a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR, chairman of the Estonian Writers' Union, secretary of the board of the Union of Soviet Writers.