Edgar V. Saks

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Edgar Valter Saks (January 25, 1910 – April 11, 1984) was an Estonian amateur historian and writer. He served as education minister in exile for Estonia’s government in exile from 1971 until his death in Montreal. His book The Estonian Vikings: a Treatise on Finno-Ugric Viking Activities examines the ancient history of Estonians and other Finnic peoples along the Baltic Sea. He also produced etymological works arguing for prehistoric Finnic settlements in Northern Europe and Baltic-Finnic influences in various parts of Europe. In Esto-Europa, Saks suggests Baltic-Finnic influence in several regions and even proposed etymologies for place names such as Warsaw and Sumer to support his ideas. Many scholars consider his approaches outdated or incorrect and describe his work as pseudohistory. Linguist Urmas Sutrop called him a fantasiser and the author of pseudoscientific history books.