Carl Robert Jakobson Monument
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(9 reviews)Tartu tn, Viljandi Estonia
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Carl Robert Jakobson was one the most important public figures during the Estonian Period of Awakening as well as a columnist, writer, teacher and founder of Sakala, the newspaper of Viljandi County. The statue was erected in 1998, for Jakobson’s 157th birthday. - The statue was sculpted by Mati Karmin.- C.R. Jakobson is depicted on the Estonian 500-kroon note.