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August Kitzberg
1855Dec, 29

August Kitzberg

August Kitzberg, Estonian author and poet (d. 1927)
August Kitzberg (29 December [O.S. 17 December] 1855 in Laatre Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 10 October 1927 in Tartu) was an Estonian writer.

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