Krišjānis Valdemārs
Krišjānis Valdemārs | |
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| Born | 2 December 1825 |
| Died | 7 December 1891 (aged 66) Moscow, Russian Empire (now Russia) |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, politician, folklorist |
| Movement | Young Latvians |
Krišjānis Valdemārs (in Germanized spelling as Christian Waldemar or Woldemar) (2 December 1825 at Vecjunkuri in Ārlava parish (now Valdgale parish, Courland, Latvia) – 7 December 1891 in Moscow, Russia) was a writer, editor, educator, politician, lexicographer, folklorist and economist, the spiritual leader of The First Latvian National Awakening and the most prominent member of the Young Latvians movement.