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Valters Grīviņš
Valters is a Latvian surname (feminine form: Valtere) and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Elza Valtere, legal name of Aspazija (1865–1943), Latvian poet and playwright, after her marriage with Wilhelm Max Valter *Kristaps Valters (born 1981), Latvian basketball player *Miķelis Valters (1874–1968), Latvian politician, diplomat and writer *Sandis Valters (born 1978), Latvian basketball player *Valdis Valters (born 1957), Latvian basketball player *Valters Āboliņš (born 1985), Latvian orienteer *Valters Frīdenbergs (1987–2018), Latvian musician, singer and TV-presenter *Valters Nollendorfs, board chair of the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and a professor emeritus of German language and literature at the University of Wisconsin–Madison See also * * *Valter (other) Valter is a spelling variant of the German name ''Walter'', ''Walther'', from Old High German ''walt'' "rule" and ''her'' "army". The spelling variant in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspazija
Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne (née Elza Rozenberga; 16 March 1865 – 5 November 1943), a Latvian poet and playwright. Aspazija is the Latvian transliteration of Aspasia. Biography Aspazija was born and raised in a wealthy peasant family in the Dobele county of Courland Governorate near Jelgava in 1865, where she studied and was active in youth organizations. She left the gymnasium during the last year of her studies, and in 1886, married Wilhelm Max Valter. Later, she became interested in literature, mainly by German authors. Her first publication appeared in 1887 in the newspaper ''Dienas Lapa''. In 1891, she divorced her husband and, until 1893, worked as a private teacher in Jaunsvirlauka. In 1893, she settled in Riga and started to work as a journalist. In 1894, her first plays ''Vaidelote'' and ''Zaudētās tiesības'' were staged in Riga. In those years she met Jānis Pliekšāns (better known as Rainis), a newspaper editor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
