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Betti Alver

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Estonian novelist and poet (1906-1989)

Key facts

Born
Elisabet Alver , ( 1906-11-23 ) 23 November 1906, Jõgeva , Kreis Dorpat , Governorate of Livonia , Russian Empire
Died
19 June 1989 (1989-06-19) (aged 82), Tartu , then part of Estonian SSR , Soviet Union
Other names
Elisabet Talvik , Elisabet Lepik
Occupation
Poet
Years active
1922–1989
Spouses
Heiti Talvik , Mart Lepik

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Elisabet
Gender
female
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Jõgeva
Place of death
Tartu
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
German
Field of work
poetry
Image
Betti Alver.jpg
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date of birth
1906-11-23
date of death
1989-06-19
place of burial
Raadi cemetery
Commons category
Betti Alver
name in native language
Elisabet Alver
pseudonym
Betti Alver
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Encyclopedic overview

Elisabet "Betti" Alver (23 November [O.S. 10 November] 1906 – 19 June 1989), was one of Estonia's most notable poets. She was among the first generation to be educated in schools of an independent Estonia. She went to grammar school in Tartu.

The Betti Alver Museum in Jõgeva

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