the President of Estonia recognised his work by an Order of the White Star of class V, in 2002, he was awarded a medal of service by the Tartu University Library, and in 2003, the corporation Rotalia awarded him an honorary colour band. Sources Baltic Heritage Network: Obituary. Dr Endel Aruja (5.07.1911-4.02.2008) by Piret Noorhani Universitas Tartuensis: Endel Aruja in memoriam eesti.ca: Dr. Endel Aruja — In Memoriam by Olev Träss References 1911 births 2008 deaths People from Tõrva Parish People from the Governorate of Livonia 20th-century Estonian physicists University of Tartu alumni Estonian expatriates in Canada Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class Estonian expatriates in the United Kingdom