Jānis Pliekšāns, known by his pseudonym Rainis, was a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays Uguns un nakts and Indulis un Ārija, and a highly regarded translation of Goethe's Faust. His works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.
- Occupation
- poet, playwright, politician, writer
- Position held
- deputy of Saeima
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire, Latvia
- Born
- August 30, 1865
- Died
