Which Estonian-linked thinker led the Tartu–Moscow school of semiotics from the University of Tartu?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Juri Lotman
- Step 1: He studied how culture works as a system of signs. Step 2. Lotman is one of the best-known scholars from Tartu. Answer: Juri Lotman. Why not the others: The others are writers or filmmakers.
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