Jaan Eilart

Jaan Eilart (24 June 1933 – 18 May 2006) was an Estonian phytogeographer, landscape ecologist, cultural historian and conservationist.

Eilart was born in Pala, Kirna Parish, Järva County.

In 1957 he started teaching conservation as a subject in the Tartu State University.

In 1958 he established the Tartu Students' Nature Protection Circle (Estonian: Tartu Üliõpilaste Looduskaitsering; TÜLKR), which is allegedly the oldest student's community dedicated to conservation, and in 1966 he established the Estonian Nature Conservation Society (Eesti Looduskaitse Selts; ELKS).

Later he also instructed the establishment of national parks in Komi, Armenia and Tajikistan.