Ernests Brastiņš, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernests Brastiņš

Latvian opinion journalist and art historian (1892-1942)

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1892

Place of Birth: Straupe, Pārgauja Municipality, Latvia

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1942

Profession: art historian, opinion journalist

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ernests Brastinš (19 March 1892 – 28 January 1942) was a Latvian artist, amateur historian, folklorist and archaeologist.
He is known as the founder and driving force behind the neopagan religion Dievturiba, which he started in the 1920s and which was re-established after the fall of the Soviet Union.