Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald

Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Born26 December [O.S. 14 December] 1803
Jömper Manor, Jömper, Kreis Wierland, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
(in present-day Jõepere, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia)
Died25 August [O.S. 13 August] 1882 (aged 78)
Dorpat, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
(present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia)
Resting placeRaadi cemetery
OccupationWriter
MovementEstonian national awakening

Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (26 December [O.S. 14 December] 1803 – 25 August [O.S. 13 August] 1882) was an Estonian writer and the author of the national epic Kalevipoeg.

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