Kārlis Skalbe was a Latvian writer, poet, and activist. He is best known for his 72 fairy tales, written for adults and children. He has been called the 'King of Fairytales', and his words, Tēvzemei un Brīvībai, are inscribed on the Monument of Freedom in Riga.
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Vytautė ŽilinskaitėAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Antero SvenssonAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Edward LucasAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Saulius SondeckisAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Viktorija Čmilytė-NielsenAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasRimvydas PetrauskasAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Antero SvenssonAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasEdward LucasAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasSaulius SondeckisAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasViktorija Čmilytė-NielsenAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasRimvydas PetrauskasAlso won Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasAbout this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1945 · aged 65
Written about in
23 languages
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