Jakob Liiv (28 February 1859 Alatskivi Parish, Tartu County – 17 January 1938

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) was an Estonian writer and playwright. His younger brother was writer Juhan Liiv. After 1897 he was a teacher at Triigi-Avispea School in Väike-Maarja Parish. Because he was a notable public figure, around him writers were gathered (so-called Parnassus of Väike-Maarja). In 1913 he moved to Rakvere where he worked as a bank clerk and at the same time being an editor for local newspaper. From 1919 to 1921 he was the mayor of

. He was a member of Estonian Labour Party.

Selected works

* 1886: poetry collection "Viru kannel" ('Viru lyre') * 1898: poetry collection "Kõrbelõvi" ('Desert Lion') * play "Kolmat aega vallavanem" ('Third-Term Parish Elder') * 1938: collection of short stories "Mälestusi lühijuttudes" ('Memories in Short Stories')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liiv, Jakob 1859 births 1938 deaths Estonian male poets Estonian dramatists and playwrights Estonian male short story writers 19th-century Estonian writers 20th-century Estonian writers Estonian schoolteachers Mayors of places in Estonia People from Peipsiääre Parish