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August Gailit was born on 9 January, 1891 in Sangaste Parish (now Otepää Parish), Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, is an Estonian writer. Discover August Gailit's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Occupation Writer
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 9 January, 1891
Birthday 9 January
Birthplace Sangaste Parish (now Otepää Parish), Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Date of death 5 November, 1960
Died Place Örebro, Örebro County, Sweden
Nationality Russian Empire

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Who Is August Gailit's Wife?

His wife is Elvi Nander (1932 - 5 November 1960) ( his death) ( 1 child)

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August Gailit Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is August Gailit worth at the age of 69 years old? August Gailit’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from Russian Empire. We have estimated August Gailit's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1891

August Gailit (9 January 1891 – 5 November 1960) was an Estonian writer.

Georg August Gailit was born in Kuiksilla (near Sangaste Castle), Sangaste Parish (now Otepää Parish), Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, the son of a carpenter and grew up on a farm in Laatre.

1899

From 1899 he attended schools in the parish and the town of Valga from 1905, then from 1907 a municipal school in Tartu.

1911

From 1911 until 1914 he worked as a journalist in today's Latvia and Estonia in 1916 until 1918.

In the Estonian War of Independence he participated as a war correspondent.

1917

In 1917 August Gailit, along with some other writers and poets, founded a literary group called "Siuru" with which their erotic poems caused some scandal.

Members of the group included: Marie Under, Henrik Visnapuu, Johannes Semper, Peet Aren, Friedebert Tuglas and Artur Adson.

The early prose of Gailit also contained erotic content and satire.

1920

Until the middle of the 1920s Gailit was strongly influenced by neo-romanticism.

Oswald Spengler and Knut Hamsun also exerted great influence in his work.

1922

From 1922 until 1924 August Gailit lived in Germany, France and Italy.

1932

From 1932 until 1934 he was the director of the Theater Vanemuine in Tartu.

In 1932 August Gailit married to actress Elvi Vaher-Nander (1898–1981) and his daughter Aili-Viktooria was born in 1933.

1934

After that he worked as a freelance writer in Tartu and from 1934 in Tallinn.

1935

Some of his novels covered political issues such as the novel Isade maa (1935) which addressed the subject of the Estonian 1918–20 war of independence.

1944

With the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Gailit fled with his family in September 1944 to Sweden, where he worked as a writer.

They settled in the Ormesta manor house near Örebro.

1951

Gailit's novel Üle rahutu vee (published in 1951 in Gothenburg, Sweden) concerns the tragic event of having to leave ones homeland.

1960

He died there on 5 November 1960 and was buried at the Örebro northern cemetery.

1983

His famous novel Toomas Nipernaadi (which was made into a movie in 1983) describes the romantic and adventurous life of a vagabond.

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