Pētõr Damberg (,ētõ , (); March 9, 1909 Sīkrags – April 25, 1987) was a Livonian linguist, poet and teacher. He graduated from a teacher's school in Jelgava and worked as a Livonian language teacher. He worked on developing Livonian grammar, wrote several poems in Livonian and translated books into Livonian. His most important works were Livonian school books, which became the most common Livonian language books in use for teaching. After World War II he worked as a private teacher. He died on April 25, 1987, and was buried in a graveyard in Baltezers.

References

Livones.lv: Pēteris Dambergs (Latvian) Marjo Mela and Lembit Valba: Latvian historiaa ja kulttuuria, Rozentāls-seura 2005, (Finnish)

Pētõr Damberg

1909 births

1987 deaths

People from Talsi Municipality

People from Courland Governorate

Livonian people

Latvian writers

20th-century Latvian poets

Latvian male poets

20th-century male writers

Pētõr Damberg