Jakob Liiv

Jakob Liiv (28 February 1859 Alatskivi Parish, Tartu County – 17 January 1938 Rakvere) was an Estonian writer and playwright.

His younger brother was writer Juhan Liiv.

After 1897 he was a teacher at Triigi-Avispea School in Väike-Maarja Parish. Because he was a notable public figure, around him writers were gathered (so-called Parnassus of Väike-Maarja). In 1913 he moved to Rakvere where he worked as a bank clerk and at the same time being an editor for local newspaper.

From 1919 to 1921 he was the mayor of Rakvere.

He was a member of Estonian Labour Party.

Selected works

 * 1886: poetry collection "Viru kannel" ('Viru lyre')
 * 1898: poetry collection "Kõrbelõvi" ('Desert Lion')
 * play "Kolmat aega vallavanem" ('Third-Term Parish Elder')
 * 1938: collection of short stories "Mälestusi lühijuttudes" ('Memories in Short Stories')