Andrejs Pumpurs
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 123 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 22,1841 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Birzgale Parish |
| Latvia | |
| Date of died | July 6,1902 |
| Died | Riga |
| Latvia | |
| Spouse | Ede Goba |
| Books | Lāčplēsis |
| Parents | Lize Pumpurs |
| Indrikis Pumpurs | |
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| ID | 975149 |
Andrejs Pumpurs Life story
Andrejs Pumpurs was a poet who penned the Latvian epic Lāčplēsis and a prominent figure in the Young Latvia movement. Working in the land before volunteering to fight in Serbia against the Ottoman Empire in 1876, he became a loyal officer in the Russian army and also a staunch promoter of the Latvian culture.