Kārlis Zāle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kārlis Zāle

Latvian sculptor

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1888

Place of Birth: Mažeikiai, Telšiai County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1942

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Karlis Zale (28 October 1888 — 19 February 1942) was a Latvian sculptor.Zale was born in Mažeikiai, but grew up in Liepaja.
After training in Russia at the Kazan Art School under Alexander Matveyev and in Germany, he returned to Riga in 1923, where he both worked in sculpture and taught it.
He is best known for his monumental sculptures, including the massive main gates at Brothers' Cemetery and the Freedom Monument in Riga. He died in Incukalns, Latvia.