Portrait of Anna Haava

Anna Haava

Estonian poet and translator

Lived
1864–1957
Country
Russia

Updated September 2026

About Anna Haava

Anna Haava was an Estonian poet, writer and translator in the late 19th and 20th centuries. She was one of the founding members of the Estonian Writers' Union in 1922. She was honoured with the 3rd Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 1930; 2nd Class Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 1935; People's Writer of the Estonian SSR, 1954; and the Order of the Badge of Honour.

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