Krišjānis Valdemārs

Krišjānis Valdemārs
Born	2 December 1825(1825-12-02) Ārlava parish, Courland, Russian empire (Now  Latvia)
Died	7 December 1891(1891-12-07) (aged 66) Moscow, Russian empire Now  Russia
Occupation	Editor, politician, folklorist
Influenced	Young Latvians

Krišjānis Valdemārs (also spelt Christian Waldemar or Woldemar) (December 2, 1825 at Vecjunkuri in the Ārlava parish, Courland – December 7, 1891 in Moscow, Russia)^[1] was a writer, editor, educator, politician, lexicographer, folklorist and economist, the spiritual leader of the first Latvian National Awakening and the most prominent member of the Young Latvia movement.

References

1. ^ Rožkalne, Anita; LU literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūts (2003) (in Latvian). Latviešu rakstniecība biogrāfijās.. Riga: Zinātne. ISBN 9984-698-48-3. OCLC 54799673. 

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Name	Valdemars, Krisjanis
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Short description
Date of birth	December 2, 1825
Place of birth	Ārlava parish, Courland, Russian empire (Now )
Date of death	December 7, 1891
Place of death	Moscow, Russian empire Now