Kristjan Jaak Peterson

Estonian writer (1801-1822)
Person human Q553307
Kristjan Jaak Peterson
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Kristjan Jaak Peterson

Summary

Kristjan Jaak Peterson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Riga[2]. He was born on March 14, 1801[3]. He passed away in Riga[4]. He died on August 4, 1822[5]. He worked as a poet[6], translator[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's place of birth was Riga[2].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson died in Riga[4].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson was born on March 14, 1801[3].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson died on August 4, 1822[5].
  • Burial took place at Pokrov Cemetery[10].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson held citizenship in Russian Empire[11].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson worked as a poet[6].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's professions included translator[7].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's professions included writer[8].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson was educated at Riga State Gymnasium No.1[12].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's education included a stint at Imperial University of Dorpat[13].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson is recorded as male[14].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's genre is Romanticism[16].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's Commons category is recorded as Kristjan Jaak Peterson[17].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's family name is recorded as Peterson[18].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's given name is recorded as Kristjan[19].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's given name is recorded as Kristian[20].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's given name is recorded as Jaak[21].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[23].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's described by source is recorded as Lexikon der deutschsprachigen Literatur des Baltikums und St. Petersburgs[24].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's described by source is recorded as Album Academicum der Kaiserlichen Universität Dorpat[25].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Estonian[26].
  • Kristjan Jaak Peterson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Christian Jakob Petersohn'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: EE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1801-03-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1822-08-04[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8581525f-6a66-41c4-92e6-db86883d432b[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Riga[2], Kristjan Jaak Peterson… he was born on March 14, 1801[3].

Education

Educated at Riga State Gymnasium No.1[12], a school[33], in Latvia[34], founded in 1211[35] and Imperial University of Dorpat[13], an imperial universities of the Russian Empire[36], in Russian Empire[37], founded in 1803[38], headquartered in Tartu[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], translator[7], and writer[8].

Death and Burial

Kristjan Jaak Peterson died on August 4, 1822[5]. He passed away in Riga[4]. He is buried at Pokrov Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Kristjan Jaak Peterson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Kristjan Jaak Peterson born?

Born in Riga[2], Kristjan Jaak Peterson…

Where did Kristjan Jaak Peterson die?

Kristjan Jaak Peterson died in Riga[4].

What did Kristjan Jaak Peterson do for work?

Kristjan Jaak Peterson worked as poet[6], translator[7], and writer[8].

Where did Kristjan Jaak Peterson go to school?

Kristjan Jaak Peterson was educated at Riga State Gymnasium No.1[12] and Imperial University of Dorpat[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Munich Digitization Center. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Kristjan, Kristian, Jaak
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Lexikon der deutschsprachigen Literatur des Baltikums und St. Petersburgs, Album Academicum der Kaiserlichen Universität Dorpat
    Manner of death natural causes
    Genre
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