Johann Voldemar Jannsen

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Johann Voldemar Jannsen

Johann Voldemar Jannsen (16 May [O.S. 4 May] 1819 in Vändra, Kreis Pernau, Livonia, Russian Empire – 13 July [O.S. 1 July] 1890, in Tartu) was an Estonian journalist and poet active in Livonia.

He wrote the words of the

Estonian National Awakening.[1]

Gravestone in Tartu

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