Uku Masing (born Hugo Albert Masing, 11 August 1909 – 25 April 1985) was an Estonian polymath who contributed to theology, oriental studies, philosophy, poetry, folklore and to the field of ethnology. He was a significant figure in Estonian religious philosophy.

Uku Masing (sünninimi Hugo Albert Masing; 11. august 1909 Einu (Eedu) talu, Lipa küla, Raikküla vald, Harjumaa – 25. aprill 1985 Tartu) oli eesti polühistor, kes andis oma panuse teoloogia, orientalistika, filosoofia, luule, folkloristika ja etnoloogia valdkonda.

4 天之前 · Uku Masing. FOTO: Uku Masingu Kolleegiumi arhiiv . Mees, kes oma mitmekülgsete annete ja originaalse maailmanägemise pärast muutus legendiks juba eluajal, nõudis maksimumi nii endalt kui ka oma kolleegidelt ja õpilastelt. Samuti naistelt, kellega kokku puutus.

Uku Masing (until 1937 Hugo Albert Masing, 11. VIII / 30. VII 1909 – 25. IV 1985) was an Estonian poet, theologian, historian of religion, folklore specialist and philologist. His extraordinary intellectual powers, broad grasp and charisma have made him a mythical figure in Estonian literary and humanitarian circles.

Uku Masing was a child prodigy the nature of whose talents cannot be precisely investigated in hindsight. However, Masing can be called a prodigious savant or “Asperger savant” and “Asperger genius” in medical terminology (Walker & Fitzgerald, 2006).

乌库·马辛（Uku Masing，1909 年 8 月 11 日至 1985 年 4 月 25 日出生于雨果·阿尔伯特·马辛）是爱沙尼亚哲学家。 他是爱沙尼亚宗教哲学的重要人物。 马辛还写诗，主要是关于宗教问题。

2022年6月7日 · The poet and scholar of Estonian origin Uku Masing (1909-1985) possessed prodigious level skills in multiple domains and superior eidetic memory. A body of recently published texts and documents,...

2024年9月16日 · Uku Masing (sünninimi Hugo Albert Masing või Maasing; 11. august 1909 Einu (Eedu) talu, Lipa küla, Raikküla vald, Harjumaa – 25. aprill 1985 Tartu) oli eesti teoloog, orientalist, filosoof, luuletaja, folklorist ja etnoloog. Ta oli ka tuntud polüglott ja tegeles maalikunsti, kalligraafia, botaanika ja muuga.

On April 4th, 1969, Yad Vashem recognized Uku Masing as Righteous Among the Nations. Professor Masing was born to a peasant family in Estonia. He lectured at Tartu University and was known as a humanist and an anti-fascist. In 1939, he was invited to lecture at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, but the outbreak of war prevented his visit.

2022年11月30日 · Uku Masing was an Estonian poet and philosopher who hid a Jewish friend from the Gestapo for four years, putting his own life in grave danger. Uku was born in 1909 to a humble peasant family in Lipa, a village in northwestern Estonia. A highly gifted child, Uku had an astonishing facility with languages.