Tõnu Parming

Tõnu Parming
Born(1941-06-28)28 June 1941
Died(1998-10-30)30 October 1998
Alma materPrinceton University (BA)
Yale University (PhD)
OccupationsSociologist
Historian
Journalist
Known forWork on ethnic identity, nationalism, Soviet nationality issues, and Estonian political history
SpouseAsta Lokk
ChildrenVeiko; Talvi
AwardsOrder of the White Star, II class (1997)

Tõnu Parming (28 June 1941 – 30 October 1998) was an Estonian-born sociologist, historian and journalist associated with the post-war Estonian exile community in North America. He taught sociology at the University of Maryland and worked in U.S. government training and policy circles on Soviet and East European affairs, before moving to Toronto, where he edited the Estonian-language weekly Meie Elu and led the local Estonian publishing organisation.