Betti Alver

Betti Alver
Born
Elisabet Alver

(1906-11-23)23 November 1906
Died19 June 1989(1989-06-19) (aged 82)
Other namesElisabet Talvik
Elisabet Lepik
OccupationPoet
Years active1922–1989
Spouses

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]

The Betti Alver Museum in Jõgeva
  1. ^ Bédé, Jean Albert; Edgerton, William Benbow (1980). Columbia dictionary of modern European literature By Jean Albert Bédé, William Benbow Edgerton. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231037174. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Estonian Literary Magazine". Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2014.