Aspazija
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Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne (née Elza Rozenberga; 16 March 1865 – 5 November 1943), a Latvian poet and playwright. Aspazija is the Latvian transliteration of Aspasia.
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It sits within the topics 1865 births, 1943 deaths and 19th-century dramatists and playwrights.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 1943
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Ilgu zeme
- Vientulības krāsa
- Ragana ; The silver veil
- Dzejas izlase
- Aspazijas [raksti.]
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Latvia
- Active from
- 1865
- Active to
- 1943
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 6
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Aspazija
- Person.image
- Aspazija 3.jpg
- Person.birth_name
- Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Rozenberga
- Person.birth_place
- Zaļenieki parish, Russian Empire
- Person.death_place
- Jūrmala, Generalbezirk Lettland (Nazi-occupied Latvia)
- Person.occupation
- Poet Playwright politician
- Person.spouse
- Rainis
- Person.awards
- Order of the Three StarsCross of Recognition
- Person.movement
- Romanticism
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elza
- Family name
- Valters
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Latvia
- Place of death
- Dubulti
- Spouse
- Rainis
- Occupation
- journalist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Cross of Recognition
- Field of work
- poetry
- Genre
- poetry
- Image
- Aspazija. unknown author.jpg
- Work location
- Riga
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- date of birth
- 1865-03-04
- date of death
- 1943-09-05
- Commons category
- Aspazija
- place of burial
- Rainis Cemetery
- name in native language
- Johanna Emīlija Lizete Rozenberga
- dedicated heritage entity
- The Rainis and Aspazija House
- writing language
- German
- married name
- Elza Pliekšāne
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Literary works
- References
- Sources
- External links
Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne (née Elza Rozenberga; 16 March 1865 – 5 November 1943), a Latvian poet and playwright. Aspazija is the Latvian transliteration of Aspasia.
== Biography == Aspazija was born and raised in a wealthy peasant family in the Dobele county of Courland Governorate near Jelgava in 1865, where she studied and was active in youth organizations. She left the gymnasium during the last year of her studies, and in 1886, married Wilhelm Max Valter. Later, she became interested in literature, mainly by German authors. Her first publication appeared in 1887 in the newspaper Dienas Lapa. In 1891, she divorced her husband and, until 1893, worked as a private teacher in Jaunsvirlauka. In 1893, she settled in Riga and started to work as a journalist. In 1894, her first plays Vaidelote and Zaudētās tiesības were staged in Riga.
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