Jakob Liiv
Illustration — Jakob Liiv c. 1890 • Illustration — Monument to Jakob Liiv in Väike-Maarja, created by Roman Haavamägi Jakob Liiv (28 February 1859 Alatskivi Parish, Tartu County – 17 January 1938 Rakvere) was an Estonian writer and playwright. His younger brother was the writer Juhan Liiv.
Jakob Liiv
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- Born
- 1859 · Alatskivi Rural Municipality.
- Died
- 1938 · Rakvere.
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Occupation
- writer · poet · playwright · teacher
- Languages
- Estonian
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Illustration — Jakob Liiv c. 1890 • Illustration — Monument to Jakob Liiv in Väike-Maarja, created by Roman Haavamägi Jakob Liiv (28 February 1859 Alatskivi Parish, Tartu County – 17 January 1938 Rakvere) was an Estonian writer and playwright. His younger brother was the writer Juhan Liiv.
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After 1897 he was a teacher at Triigi-Avispea School in Väike-Maarja Parish. Because he was a notable public figure, writers gathered around him (earning him the nickname the Parnassus of Väike-Maarja). In 1913 he moved to Rakvere, where he worked as a bank clerk and at the same time as an editor for the local newspaper. From 1919 to 1921 he was the mayor of Rakvere. He was a member of the Estonian Labour Party.
• 1886: Viru kannel (The Viru Lyre), poetry collection • 1898: Kõrbelõvi (The Desert Lion), poetry collection • 1904: Kolmat aega vallavanem (The Third-Term Parish Elder), play • 1938: Mälestusi lühijuttudes (Memories in Short Stories), collection of short stories
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