Jānis Medenis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jānis Medenis

Latvian writer and poet laureate

Date of Birth: 31-May-1903

Place of Birth: Prauliena Parish, Madona Municipality, Latvia

Date of Death: 10-May-1961

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Janis Medenis (May 31, 1903 – May 10, 1961) was a Latvian poet and writer.
In 1948, he was convicted of anti-Soviet activities, and imprisoned in the Norillag camp, later in Irkutsk Oblast until 1955.