Rudolfs Blaumanis
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Rūdolfs Blaumanis was a Latvia
n writer, journalist and playwright
. He is considered one of the greatest writers in Latvian history and particularly a master of realism
. The building of a flat in Riga
that he once lived in has been converted to a museum named partially in his honor, the Janis Rozentāls
and Rūdolfs Blaumanis Museum.
, Latvia
in 1. January 1863. He studied in German merchant school in Riga
. First publication was made in 1882 in German language
.
After father's death in 1894 he lived in Braki homested in his native Ērgļi parish and also in Riga. He worked in various german and latvian newspapers as journalist
and reviewer.
In 1902 he moved to St.Petersburg, where he worked as journalist and editor in Latvian newspaper Pēterburgas avīzes.
After return to Latvia in 1904 he worked in newspaper Latvija
He died in 4th September 1907 in the Punkaharju
sanatorium for tubercular patients in Finland
.
There ir his memorial museum in Braki homested.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n writer, journalist and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. He is considered one of the greatest writers in Latvian history and particularly a master of realism
Literary realism
Literary realism most often refers to the trend, beginning with certain works of nineteenth-century French literature and extending to late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors in various countries, towards depictions of contemporary life and society "as they were." In the spirit of...
. The building of a flat in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
that he once lived in has been converted to a museum named partially in his honor, the Janis Rozentāls
Janis Rozentals
-Life:Janis Rozentāls was a Latvian painter.Rozentāls received the basic education at H.Krause's Elementary School in Saldus and Kuldīga District School. At the age of fifteen the boy left for Riga and consistently tried to realize his dream about art, later entering St.Petersburg Academy of Art...
and Rūdolfs Blaumanis Museum.
Biography
Rūdolfs Blaumanis was born at ĒrgļiĒrgļi
Ērgļi is a village in Ērgļi municipality, Latvia. Ērgļi had 2,186 residents as of 2006....
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
in 1. January 1863. He studied in German merchant school in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
. First publication was made in 1882 in German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
.
After father's death in 1894 he lived in Braki homested in his native Ērgļi parish and also in Riga. He worked in various german and latvian newspapers as journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and reviewer.
In 1902 he moved to St.Petersburg, where he worked as journalist and editor in Latvian newspaper Pēterburgas avīzes.
After return to Latvia in 1904 he worked in newspaper Latvija
He died in 4th September 1907 in the Punkaharju
Punkaharju
Punkaharju is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
sanatorium for tubercular patients in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
There ir his memorial museum in Braki homested.
Works in translation
- In the Lap of Happiness, Translation from the Russian by T. Zalite, Moscow, Foreign Languages Pub. House [196?] 204 p.