Marie Under was an Estonian poet. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 16 times in 15 separate years.
Marie Under c. 1899.
Portrait of Marie Under by Estonian artist Ants Laikmaa in 1904
"Portrait of Marie Under" (1904), by Ants Laikmaa
Members of the Estonian Siuru literary circle in 1917, rear: Peet Aren, Otto Krusten, and Johannes Semper. front row: Friedebert Tuglas, Artur Adson, Marie Under, August Gailit, and Henrik Visnapuu
Georg August Gailit was born in Kuiksilla, Sangaste Parish, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, the son of a carpenter and grew up on a farm in Laatre. From 1899 he attended schools in the parish an
Gailit's grave in Örebro, relocated to Tallinn in 2025