Karl Eduard von Napiersky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karl Eduard von Napiersky

Estonian literary historian, historian of Eastern Europe and theologian (1793-1864)

Date of Birth: 21-May-1793

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1864

Profession: writer, pedagogue, theologian, literary historian, historian of Eastern Europe

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Karl Eduard von Napiersky

  • Karl Eduard von Napiersky (21 May 1793, Riga – 2 September 1864, Riga) was a Latvian clergyman and historian. He studied theology at the University of Dorpat, and from 1814 onward, served as a pastor in the municipality of Neu-Pebalg.
  • From 1829 to 1849 he was director of government schools and gymnasiums in Riga.
  • In 1851 he became a member of the newly established censorship committee in Riga.He was an early member of the Lettisch-Litterärischen Gesellschaft (1827) and one of the founders of the Gesellschaft fĂĽr Geschichte und Alterthumskunde der Ostseeprovinzen RuĂźlands (1833/34).

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