Edgar Vaalgamaa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edgar Vaalgamaa

Livonian ethnologist

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1912

Place of Birth: Livonia Governorate

Date of Death: 20-Dec-2003

Profession: priest

Nationality: Finland, Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Edgar Vaalgamaa

  • Edgar Vaalgamaa (1912 – December 20, 2003) was a Livonian pastor and ethnologist. Vaalgamaa was born in KoÅ¡rags on the northern coast of Courland.
  • Like many other Livonians, his family got their living from fishing.
  • Edgar Vaalgamaa however didn't want to be a fisherman, but went to study theology at the University of Helsinki in 1934.
  • He graduated in 1939, but was unable to return because of World War II.
  • Edgar stayed in Finland and volunteered in the Continuation War.
  • After the war he worked as a Lutheran pastor in several different churches.
  • At the same time he translated the Latvian epic poem "Lacplesis" into Finnish.
  • Later he wrote the book Valkoisen hiekan kansa, which is one of the largest books about the Livonian people's history and culture.
  • Edgar Vaalgamaa died in 2003, but the Vaalgamaa family still lives in Finland.

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