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Aspazija

Latvian poet and playwright

Lived
1865–1943
Country
Russia

Updated September 2026

About Aspazija

Elza Johanna Emilija Lizete Pliekšāne, known by her pen name Aspazija, was a Latvian poet and playwright. Aspazija is the Latvian transliteration of Aspasia.

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