Johann Voldemar Jannsen

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Johann Voldemar Jannsen (May 16, 1819 Vana-Vändra - July 13, 1890, Tartu) was an Estonian journalist and poet.

He wrote the words of the Estonian national anthem, Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm, and was the father of the poet Lydia Koidula. As the leader of the choral society which organized the first nationwide Song Festival in Tartu in 1869, Jannsen played a crucial role in the Estonian National Awakening.