Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald

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Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Born	26 December [O.S. 14 December] 1803 Jömper Manor, Jömper, Kreis Wierland, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire (in present-day Jõepere, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia)
Died	25 August [O.S. 13 August] 1882 (aged 78) Dorpat, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia)
Resting place	Raadi cemetery
Occupation	Writer
Movement	Estonian national awakening

Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (26 December [O.S. 14 December] 1803 – 25 August [O.S. 13 August] 1882) was an Estonian writer who is considered to be the father of the national literature for the country. He is the author of Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg.