Anna Haava

Anna Haava
Anna Haava in a 1920s photo.
Born
Anna Rosalie Haavakivi

(1864-10-15)15 October 1864
Pala municipality, Kodavere Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died13 March 1957(1957-03-13) (aged 92)
Tartu, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Other namesAnna Rosalie Espenstein
Honours3rd Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 1930
2nd Class Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 1935
People's Writer of the Estonian SSR, 1954
Order of the Badge of Honour

Anna Haava (born Anna Rosalie Haavakivi; 15 October 1864 – 13 March 1957) was an Estonian poet, writer and translator in the late 19th and 20th centuries. She was one of the founding members of the Estonian Writers' Union in 1922. She was honoured with the 3rd Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 1930; 2nd Class Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 1935; People's Writer of the Estonian SSR, 1954; and the Order of the Badge of Honour.