Kārlis Skalbe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kārlis Skalbe

Latvian writer

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1879

Place of Birth: Vecpiebalga Municipality, Latvia

Date of Death: 14-Apr-1945

Profession: writer, politician, professor

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Karlis Skalbe (November 7 [O.S.
October 26] 1879 — 1945 April 14) was a Latvian writer, poet, and activist.
He is best known for his 72 fairy tales which are really written for adults.
He has been called the 'King of Fairytales', and his words, Tevzemei un Brivibai (For Fatherland and Freedom), are inscribed on the Monument of Freedom in Riga.