Valdemārs Klētnieks
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Valdemārs Klētnieks (December 4, 1905 – August 17, 1968), also known as Voldemārs Klētnieks and Valdis Klētnieks, was a Latvian writer and national Scout Commissioner for Latvia before World War II.[1][2][3] When the Soviet Union occupied Latvia in 1940, the Latvian Scout Organization was banned. Klētnieks eventually fled Latvia for a displaced persons camp in Germany, where he remained for five years following the end of World War II. In 1950, he settled with his wife and children as refugees in the United States, where he continued to write books in the Latvian language and joined the Boy Scouts of America national staff.
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Valdemārs Klētnieks | |
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Born | (1905-12-04)December 4, 1905 Vaive parish, Cēsis District, Latvia |
Died | August 17, 1968(1968-08-17) (aged 62) Three Rivers, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation | Author, Scouting official |
Alma mater | Latvian University |
Period | 1925–1968 |
Genre | Young adult literature |
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