Reinis Kaudzīte

Reinis Kaudzīte
Born (1839-05-12)May 12, 1839
Vecpiebalga, Government of Livland (now  Latvia)
Died (1920-08-21)August 21, 1920
Vecpiebalga
Occupation writer
Nationality Latvian

Reinis Kaudzīte (May 12, 1839 – August 21, 1920), was a Latvian schoolteacher and writer.[1] His novel "The Time of the Land Surveyors" (orig. Mērnieku laiki) was the first novel written in Latvian language, composed together with his brother Matīss Kaudzīte in 1879.[2][3]

Reinis Kaudzīte was born in Vecpiebalga parish, in the heart of Vidzeme. He had not attended the school himself but became a teacher of geography and religion classes in Kalna Kaibēni parish school at the age of 28.

References

  1. ↑ "Reinis and Matīss Kaudzītes" (PDF). apinis.lv. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "REINIS AND MATĪSS KAUDZĪTE. "MĒRNIEKU LAIKI" by Guntis Berelis". kulturaskanons.lv. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Aldis Purs, Andrejs Plakans (2017). Historical Dictionary of Latvia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-538-10221-3.
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