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| Name | Rūdolfs Blaumanis |
|---|---|
| Additional names | Kārlis Leonīds |
| Pseudonym | Ārīšu Andrs, J. Blēdriķis, Grāvracis, Grāvraču Anna, Jonatāns, Kakluvalgs, Klimbims, Leonīds, L. Lūlands, Jirgensonu Pēteris, J. Sīkums, Pulieris, SinamUalb, Vecais Grāvracis, Zobgals |
| Summary | Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1862–1908), a Latvian writer, journalist and playwright, the most notable Latvian writer of late 19th and early 20th century, and is regarded as a Latvian literary classic. A master of Latvian realism, he is known for his plays, poems, and translations, as well as for his journalistic work. |
| Personal information | Rūdolfs Blaumanis was born in Ērgļi, Latvia to a family of servants in the local manor. His father Matīss Blaumanis was a cook, and his mother Karlīne – a housemaid. 1875: he studied in a private school in Ogre parish. 1881: he went to study in a 2. Riga district German merchant school. 1887–1889: he lived in his childhood home and wrote several novels both in Latvian and German. 1889: he moved to Riga and wrote for a newspaper about Latvian cultural affairs. 1890: his first play Zagļi (Thieves) was staged in Riga. For a brief period, he worked in the New Current movement's main newspaper Dienas Lapa where he published satire criticizing romanticism. He worked as a journalist and critic for several German and Latvian newspapers. Blaumanis was the editor of the satirical supplement "Purva mala" (On Swamp's Edge) to "Pēterburgas Avīzes" (St. Petersburg Gazette), a Latvian newspaper out of St. Petersburg in the early 20th century and later in the newspaper "Latvija". 1901: he moved to St. Petersburg, where he led a satirical section of the famous Latvian newspaper Pēterburgas avīzes. 1904: due to the financial and health problems, he returned to Latvia. In this period, he wrote some of his most famous plays. Although Blaumanis was not directly involved in the Revolution of 1905, he supported writers who were. 1908: his health started to decline, and although with the help of fellow Latvian writers he was able to go to Finland for treatment, his state was already critical and he died on 4 September 1908 in the Punkaharju sanatorium for tubercular patients. |
| Work | 1882: Blaumanis' first story Wiedergefunden (Found Again) was published in a German newspaper Zeitung für Stadt und Land. 1886: his first poem in Latvian Nakts (Night) was published. Prose1887: Nezāle [The Weeds].1887: Pērkoņa negaiss [Thunderstorm]. 1887: Paradīzē [In Paradise]. 1888: Aizvien lillā [Still Purple]. 1888: Spijēnos [In Spijēni]. 1889: Kā vecais Zemītis pašu nelabo redzējis [How Zemītis saw the Devil Himself]. 1889: Raudupiete. 1890: Īstā līgaviņa [The Betrothed Bride]. 1895: Stāsts par cūku, kura runājuse [A Tale about the Talking Pig]. 1898: Laimes klēpī [On the Lap of Fortune]. 1898: Purva bridējs [Through the Marshland]. 1898: Salna pavasarī [Frost in Spring]. 1899: Andriksons. 1899: Nāves ēnā [In the Shadow of Death]. 1900: Mopsis jeb Nelaime Tērbatas ielā [The Pooch, or the Misfortune on Tērbata Street]. 1901: Dziru Miķelis [Miķeis from Dziras]. 1904: Stulbenis [The Stupid]. 1907: Vecais cenzors [The Old Censor]. 1907: Mēmais precinieks [The Mute Bridegroom]. 1907: Kā Jānis mācījies par kalēju [How Janis Learned to be a Carpenter]. 1907: Koka krusts [Wooden Cross]. 1907: Velniņi [The Little Devils]. Satirical prose1894: Labāko famīliju dzejnieks [The Poet of Best Families].1907: Īsa pamācība mīlēšanā [A Short Lesson in Love]. 1907: Jocīgi kapu uzraksti [Silly Gravestones]. Plays1891: Zagļi [Thieves].1892: Ļaunais gars [The Evil Spirit]. 1893: Pazudušais dēls [The Lost Son]. 1893: Maija [Maija]. 1895: Zelta kupris [The Golden Toad]. 1897: Trīnes grēki [Trine's Sins]. 1897: Potivāra nams [Potivaire's House]. 1901: No saldenās pudeles [From the Sweet Bottle]. 1902: Skroderdienas Silmačos [The Tailor Days in Silmači]. A. Valtera, J. Rapas un biedru apg. 1902. 1904: Indrāni [The Indrāni Home]. 1905: Ugunī [In Fire]. 1908: Sestdienas vakars [Saturday Evening]. |
| Quotations | "Among Blaumanis' most notable works are his play comedy Skroderdienas Silmačos (The Tailor Days at Silmači, 1902), and his dramas Indrāni (1904) and Ugunī (In Fire, published 1905, staged 1906). Blaumanis drama is characterized by sharp conflict caused by contradicting characters and inner struggles." http://www.latvianliterature.lv/en/writers/111 "Both in the collection "Pie skala uguns" and in his later works, the writer has removed the sometimes intrusive presence of the author and let the characters live an autonomous life. Blaumanis' works draw their power from the masterful depiction of entangled relationships and contradictions among people and their often tragic resolution. Blaumanis' works lack pseudo-national sentimentality, the life they reflect is never idealised. Blaumanis expressed social pathos and his sympathy for the plight of the Latvian poeple in prose works, drama, poetry, and satire. In his works, Blaumanis focuses on the conflicts between the heart and mind, and portrays the depths of human emotions, both positive and negative. His protagonists are rooted in the Latvian nature, yet their appeal is universal. The search for human harmony is centred around the ideal of family and native land." |
| Links | Aleksandrs Būmanis (1881–1937) - Friend Arvīds Blaumanis (1875–1940) - Brother Marija fon Andrejanova (1863) - Friend |
| Occupations | author play writer |
| Birth time/place | 01.01.1863 Ērgļi Ērgļi, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads |
| Residence | 1863 – 1868 Ērgļi Ērgļi, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads He spent the first five and a half years of his life at Ērgļi Manor. 1868 – 1908 Braki "Braki", Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads, LV-4840 In "Braki" Rūdolfs Blaumanis resided for the most part of his life. 1875 – 1882 Rīga Rīga 1887 Rīga Rīga 1890 – 1894 Rīga Rīga 1900 Cēsis Cēsis, Cēsu novads In 1900 for a short period he lived with his brother Arvīds at Bērzaines school. 1901 – 1904 Sanktpēterburga Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia In 1901 Blaumanis started working in St. Petersburg for the newspaper "St. Petersburg Newspapers". 1905 Valmiera Valmiera In 1905 Blaumanis lived in Valmiera for some time. 1906 – 1908 Alberta iela 12–9, Rīga Alberta iela 12 - 9, Rīga, LV-1010 Between 1906 and 1908, Blaumanis periodically lived in Alberta Street 12-9, as a sub-tenant of Janis Rozentals. Today the Janis Rozentāls and Rūdolfs Blaumanis Memorial Museum is located here. |
| Education | 1872 – 1875 Vecogre [uo] Vecogre [uo] , Mazozolu pagasts, Ogres novads He studied at Annas Rubīnas German Private School in Ogre Parish. 1875 – 1881 Rīga Rīga He studied at the 2nd Riga District German Trade School on Palasta Street 9. |
| Working place | 1881 – 1882 Šķūņu iela, Rīga Šķūņu iela, Rīga Rūdolfs Blaumanis first work place was at Johann George Fahrabach's hop warehouse and commission shop at Šķūņu Street 5 in Riga, where he worked as an apprentice. 1885 – 1887 Kokneses muiža Blaumaņa iela 3, Koknese, Aizkraukles novads, LV-5113 Rūdolfs Blaumanis worked at the Koknese Manor. 00.09.1887 – 00.04.1894 Zeitung für Stadt und Land Rīga Rīga Rūdolfs Blaumanis works in liberal Baltic Germnan newspaper “Zeitung für Stadt und Land”. 1898 – 23.03.1901 Laikraksts "Dienas Lapa" Rīga Rīga Literārās nodaļas vadītājs 00.07.1898 – 00.03.1901 Žurnāls "Mājas Viesa Mēnešraksts" (1895–1905) Rīga Rīga Satīras nodaļas vadītājs 00.08.1898 Laikraksts "Mājas Viesis" (1856–1910) Rīga Rīga 1898. gada augustā sāk strādāt tobrīd redaktora Pētera Zālīša vadītajā laikrakstā "Mājas Viesis". 1901 – 1904 Laikraksts "Pēterburgas Avīzes" Sanktpēterburga Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia In 1901 he started working in St. Petersburg for the newspaper "St. Petersburg Newspapers" published by Oskars Rāviņš. 1906 – 1907 Laikraksts "Latvija" (1906–1915) Rīga Rīga |
| Place/time of death | 04.09.1908 Takaharju Takaharju, Savonlinna, Finland |
| Buried | 02.09.1923 Blaumaņa kapi Zāģētavas iela 2, Ērgļi, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads, LV-4840 |
| Memorials | 02.09.1923 Blaumaņa kapi Zāģētavas iela 2, Ērgļi, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads, LV-4840 In the center of the peasant cemetery of the Old Cemetery of Ērgļi is the tomb of the Latvian writer Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863-1908). 10.11.1929 Bastejkalns Bastejkalns, Rīga The Blaumanis Monument is the first public monument created for a Latvian cultural worker. Opened on November 10, 1929. in the canal greenery. The author of the monument is the sculptor Teodors Zaļkalns. |
| Museums | 10.05.1959 Memorial Museum of Rūdolfs Blaumanis “Braki” Braki "Braki", Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads, LV-4840 Blaumanis family began living in "Braki" in 1868. Rūdolfs Blaumanis, with short breaks, lived here all his life. 1973 Until Jānis Rozentāls and Rūdolfs Blaumanis Museum Alberta iela 12–9, Rīga Alberta iela 12 - 9, Rīga, LV-1010 Between 1906 and 1908, Blaumanis periodically lived in Alberta Street 12-9, as a sub-tenant of Janis Rozentals. Today the Janis Rozentāls and Rūdolfs Blaumanis Memorial Museum is located here. The museum has a memorial room for Blaumanis. |
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| # | Location | Date | Type | Type of place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ērgļi (Ērgļi, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads) | 01.01.1863 | Birth time/place | Village |
| 2 | Braki ("Braki", Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads, LV-4840) | 1868 - 1908 | Residence | Farmstead |
| 3 | Ērgļi (Ērgļi, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads) | 1863 - 1868 | Residence | Village |
| 4 | Alberta iela 12–9, Rīga (Alberta iela 12 - 9, Rīga, LV-1010) | 1906 - 1908 | Residence | Apartment |
| 5 | Sanktpēterburga (Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia) | 1901 - 1904 | Residence | City |
| 6 | Cēsis (Cēsis, Cēsu novads) | 1900 | Residence | City |
| 7 | Valmiera (Valmiera) | 1905 | Residence | City |
| 8 | Rīga (Rīga) | 1890 - 1894 | Residence | City |
| 9 | Rīga (Rīga) | 1875 - 1882 | Residence | City |
| 10 | Rīga (Rīga) | 1887 | Residence | City |
| 11 | Takaharju (Takaharju, Savonlinna, Finland) | 04.09.1908 | Place/time of death | Village |
| 12 | Blaumaņa kapi (Zāģētavas iela 2, Ērgļi, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads, LV-4840) | 02.09.1923 | Buried | Cemetery |
| 13 | Vecogre [uo] (Vecogre [uo] , Mazozolu pagasts, Ogres novads) | 1872 - 1875 | Education | Village |
| 14 | Rīga (Rīga) | 1875 - 1881 | Education | City |
| 15 | Šķūņu iela, Rīga | 1881 - 1882 | Working place | Street |
| 16 | Kokneses muiža (Blaumaņa iela 3, Koknese, Aizkraukles novads, LV-5113) | 1885 - 1887 | Working place | Manor house |
| 17 | Rīga (Rīga) | 01.09.1887 - 01.04.1894 | Working place | City |
| 18 | Sanktpēterburga (Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia) | 1901 - 1904 | Working place | City |
| 19 | Rīga (Rīga) | 1906 - 1907 | Working place | City |
| 20 | Rīga (Rīga) | 01.08.1898 | Working place | City |
| 21 | Rīga (Rīga) | 01.07.1898 - 01.03.1901 | Working place | City |
| 22 | Rīga (Rīga) | 1898 - 23.03.1901 | Working place | City |
| 23 | Blaumaņa kapi (Zāģētavas iela 2, Ērgļi, Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads, LV-4840) | 02.09.1923 | Memorials | Cemetery |
| 24 | Bastejkalns (Bastejkalns, Rīga) | 10.11.1929 | Memorials | Mountain, mountain range |
| 25 | Alberta iela 12–9, Rīga (Alberta iela 12 - 9, Rīga, LV-1010) | 1973 | Museums | Apartment |
| 26 | Braki ("Braki", Ērgļu pagasts, Madonas novads, LV-4840) | 10.05.1959 | Museums | Farmstead |