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Marie Under

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Estonian poet (1883-1980)

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Marie Under (1883–1980) was an Estonian poet, archivist, translator, and writer. Born in Tallinn, she held citizenship in the Russian Empire, Estonia, and Sweden. Her field of work was poetry, and she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. She was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and spoke Estonian, German, Russian, and French.

Under was married to Artur Adson. She died in Stockholm and was buried in Rahumäe Cemetery. Her notable works include *Reekviem*, *Predt︠s︡vi︠e︡tenʹe*, *Puutarhan syksy*, *Stikhotvorenii︠a︡*, and *Armastusest*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1883
Died
1980
Works
22

Top works

  • Reekviem
  • Predt︠s︡vi︠e︡tenʹe
  • Puutarhan syksy
  • Stikhotvorenii︠a︡
  • Armastusest

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Estonia
Active from
1883
Active to
1980

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
26

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Marie+Under">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1883-03-27 ) 27 March 1883, Reval (Tallinn), Estonia , Russian Empire
Died
25 September 1980 (1980-09-25) (aged 97), Stockholm , Sweden
Resting place
Rahumäe Cemetery
Occupation
Poet
Language
Estonian
Nationality
Estonian
Literary movement
Siuru , Tarapita
Spouse
Carl Hacker ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1902 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1924 ) ​ Artur Adson ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1924 ; died 1977 ) ​
Children
Dagmar Stock (1902–1994), Hedda Hacker (1905–1988)

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Encyclopedic overview

Marie Under (27 March [O.S. 15 March] 1883 – 25 September 1980) was an Estonian poet. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 16 times in 15 separate years.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marie Under” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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