Kōrli Stalte
Kōrli Stalte (Kārlis Stalte, born 9 August 1870, Mazirbe – died 12 January 1947 in Fehrbellin, Germany) was a prolific Livonian cultural activist. Stalte worked as a teacher in Dundaga and Mazirbe, and as a Livonian language teacher in Lielirbe; and as a cantor and organist in Mazirbe. His wife was Baltic German and he moved to Germany with her when Hitler ordered the resettlement of all Baltic Germans in 1939.
Also recorded as Karl Stalte · Kārlis Stalte
Kōrli Stalte
Kettunen, Lauri · When using a digital image of the museum object, please refer to the author and to the museum's collection: Liivi laulukoori liikmeid: Kōrli Stalte (istub esipl.), tema tütar Grete Stalte (ruudulises · CC BY 4.0
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- 1870 · Mazirbe.
- Died
- 1947 · Germany.
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- Russian Empire · Latvia · German Reich
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- translator · writer · teacher · organist · public figure · poet
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- Livonian · Latvian
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Kōrli Stalte (Kārlis Stalte, born 9 August 1870, Mazirbe – died 12 January 1947 in Fehrbellin, Germany) was a prolific Livonian cultural activist. Stalte worked as a teacher in Dundaga and Mazirbe, and as a Livonian language teacher in Lielirbe; and as a cantor and organist in Mazirbe. His wife was Baltic German and he moved to Germany with her when Hitler ordered the resettlement of all Baltic Germans in 1939.
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Stalte died in 1947, in Fehrbellin, Germany. • Illustration — Kōrli Stalte (1870–1947) He wrote many poems in the Livonian language (Livõd Lolõd for example), and wrote the lyrics of the Livonian national anthem, Min izāmō. His works also include a translation of the New Testament (Ūž testament), and participating in the creation of the biggest Livonian language dictionary yet, Livisches Worterbuch mit Grammatischer Einleitung. Daughter Margareta Stalte composed several songs using Kōrli's poems as lyrics.
The authorities additionally record the headings Karl Stalte and Kārlis Stalte. His recorded languages were Livonian and Latvian.
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1870
Kōrli Stalte born at Mazirbe.
1947
Kōrli Stalte died at Germany.
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Kōrli Stalte liivikeelseid vaimulikke tõlkeid: leer ja matused, The Yearbook of the Estonian Mother Tongue Society, 2020.
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