Betti Alver | |
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Born | Elisabet Alver 23 November 1906 |
Died | 19 June 1989 | (aged 82)
Other names | Elisabet Talvik Elisabet Lepik |
Occupation | Poet |
Years active | 1922–1989 |
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Elisabet "Betti" Alver (23 November [O.S. 10 November] 1906 – 19 June 1989),[1] was one of Estonia's most notable poets. She was among the first generation to be educated in schools of an independent Estonia. She went to grammar school in Tartu.[2]