Jakob Liiv (28 February 1859 Alatskivi Parish , Tartu County ? 17 January 1938 Rakvere ) was an Estonian writer and playwright. ^[1]

His younger brother was writer Juhan Liiv . ^[1]

After 1897 he was a teacher at Triigi-Avispea School in Vaike-Maarja Parish . Because he was a notable public figure, around him writers were gathered (so-called Parnassus of Vaike-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. ^[1]

From 1919 to 1921 he was the mayor of Rakvere . ^[1]

He was a member of Estonian Labour Party . ^[1]

Selected works [ edit ]

• 1886: poetry collection "Viru kannel" ('Viru lyre')
• 1898: poetry collection "Korbelovi" ('Desert Lion')
• play "Kolmat aega vallavanem" ('Third-Term Parish Elder')
• 1938: collection of short stories "Malestusi luhijuttudes" ('Memories in Short Stories')

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