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Ernests Brastiņš

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Ernests Brastins was a Latvian artist, amateur historian, folklorist and archaeologist known as the founder and driving force behind the neopagan religion Dievturiba, which he started in the 1920s and which was re-established after the fall of the Soviet Union. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Identity
Gender
Male 2
Classification
Nationality
Latvia 1
Veneration Status
Historically Significant but Not Venerated 1
Life
Lifespan or Floruit
from 1892 1
Manner of Death
Executed 1
Attestation
Historicity
Historically attested 1
Birth Date
1892-03-19 1
Death Date
1942-01-28 1
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Source Ernests Brastiņš (Wikipedia)

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Source Ernests Brastiņš (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2
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Ernests Brastiņš was educated at the Stieglitz Art Academy in Saint Petersburg from 1911 to 1915.
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1. Ernests Brastiņš (Wikipedia)
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    He is known as the founder and driving force behind the neopagan religion Dievturība, which he started in the 1920s and which was re-established after the fall of the Soviet Union.
  • lead
    Ernests Brastiņš (19 March 1892-28 January 1942) was a Latvian artist, amateur historian, folklorist and archaeologist. He is known as the founder and driving force behind the ne
  • lead paragraph
    (19 March 1892-28 January 1942)
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    Category:Latvian people executed by the Soviet Union
  • Entity description, nationality statement
    was a Latvian artist, amateur historian, folklorist and archaeologist known as the founder
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2. Ernests Brastiņš, Structured Record (Wikidata Q1256797)
WikidataWikidata property P21 (sex or gender)View the Source

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