Y. Maur

Yanka Maur
(Ivan Fedorov)
(10.05(28.04).1883 – 03.08.1971)

Yanka Maur is a writer, one of the founders of the Belarusian children's literature; Honored Worker of Culture of the BSSR (1968); a laureate of the State Prize of the BSSR (1972).

Born in Libau (now Liepaja, Latvia).

Yanka Maur in the UNESCO Calendar:

1983 – 100th birth anniversary

UNESCO documents:

Anniversaries of great personalities and historic events, 1983–1985 : OPI-82/WS/5 / UNESCO. – Paris, 1982. – 25 p.