Jaan Kärner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jaan Kärner

Estonian writer

Date of Birth: 27-May-1891

Place of Birth: Rõngu Rural Municipality, Tartu County, Estonia

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1958

Profession: writer, poet, translator, author, journalist

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jaan Kärner (May 27, 1891 in Käo village, then Kirepi municipality, today Rõngu Parish, Tartu County – April 3, 1958 in Tartu) was an Estonian poet and writer.
He is known especially for his nature poetry.
Many of his poems were set to music by Estonian composers of choral music.
Kärner also wrote numerous novels, plays, works of literary criticism, and scientific literature and historical treatises.
He translated works from German and Russian, most notably the poems of Heinrich Heine into Estonian in 1934.