About Elise Aun
Lived 1863 – 1932 (aged 68). Elise Aun was an Estonian writer, poet and teacher.
Elise Aun (15 June 1863 – 2 June 1932) was an Estonian poet and writer; one of the most notable women writers in 19th-century Estonia.
Elise Rosalie Aun was born in Pikareinu, Valgjärve Parish (now, Kanepi Parish), Põlva County in 1863. In 1882, she graduated from Räpina Parish Girls' School. After graduating, she was unable to find steady work and did different small jobs in the 1880s and the 1890s. In 1902, she became an outlet manager for the Christian Popular Literature Agency in Tallinn. In 1903, she married the schoolteacher Friedrich Raup.
Works 1888: Kibuvitsa õied (Rosehip Blossoms), poetry collection 1890: Laane linnuke (Forest Bird), poetry collection 1890: Metsalilled (Forest Flowers), poetry collection 1895: Kibuvitsa õied II (Rosehip Blossoms II), poetry collection 1901: Kibuvitsa õied III (Rosehip Blossoms III), poetry collection
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Estonian writer and teacher (1863-1932)
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Elise Aun was born on 15 June 1863 in Pikareinu.
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Elise Aun died on 2 June 1932 in Tallinn.
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Elise Aun was a writer, poet and teacher.
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Elise Aun was Estonian.
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