Carl Robert Jakobson
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1841-07-26 ) 26 July 1841, Dorpat , Governorate of Livonia , Russian Empire
- Died
- 19 March 1882 (1882-03-19) (aged 40), Kurgja , Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
- Resting place
- Kurgja cemetery
- Occupations
- Writer politician journalist teacher
- Movement
- Estonian national awakening
- Family
- Eduard Magnus Jakobson (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Jakobson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Tartu
- Place of death
- Kurgja
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Estonian
- Image
- Carl Robert Jakobson.jpg
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- pseudonym
- C. R. Linnutaja
- name in native language
- Carl Robert Jakobson
- Commons category
- Carl Robert Jakobson
- date of birth
- 1841-07-14
- date of death
- 1882-03-07
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Robert Jakobson (26 July [O.S. 14 July] 1841 – 19 March [O.S. 7 March] 1882) was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of the Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.
Political activity
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