Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Robert Faehlmann

Estonian writer

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1798

Place of Birth: Koeru Rural Municipality, Järva County, Estonia

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1850

Profession: writer, physician, university teacher, philologist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (Fählmann) (31 December 1798 in Ao Manor – 22 April 1850 in Tartu) was an Estonian writer, medical doctor and philologist active in Livonia, Russian Empire.
He was a co-founder of the Learned Estonian Society at the University of Dorpat and its chairman (1843-1850). Faehlmann was born to the family of the manager of Ao Manor in Järva County.
In 1825 he graduated from the medical department of the University of Dorpat.
In 1827 he earned the M.D.
degree and become a physician in Dorpat (now Tartu).
In addition he gave lectures in Estonian language in the university during 1842–1850. Since the 1820s he was interested in the Estonian culture and in 1838 he became a co-founder of the Learned Estonian Society. Faehlmann brought attention to the Estonian folklore of Kalevipoeg, which after his death has become the Estonian national epic by the efforts of another Estophile, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald.
He also recorded a number of tales. In 1840 a story "Koit ja Hämarik" (Dawn and Dusk) was first published. Fählmann died of tuberculosis in Dorpat.

Eduard Hau (1807–1888)
Description	German-Estonian painter and printmaker
Date of birth/death	28 July 1807 (16 July 1807 in Julian calendar)	3 January 1888 (22 December 1887 in Julian calendar)
Location of birth/death	Tallinn	Tartu
Work location	Tartu, Gatchina, Saint Petersburg
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