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Kristjan Jaak Peterson

Estonian poet
Kristian Jaak Peterson, also known as Christian Jacob Petersohn, was an Estonian poet, commonly regarded as a herald of Estonian national literature and the founder of modern Estonian poetry. His birthday on March 14 is celebrated in Estonia as... Wikipedia
Born: March 14, 1801, Riga, Latvia
Died: August 4, 1822 (age 21 years), Riga, Latvia
Known for: founder of modern Estonian poetry