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Jakob Hurt

Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (died 1907)

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Born
July 22, 1839
Died
January 13, 1907
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1839

About Jakob Hurt

Jakob Hurt was an Estonian folklorist, nationalist, and theologian. He was a major figure in the Estonian national awakening and worked as a pastor in Otepää and Saint Petersburg. While he was president of the Society of Estonian Literati, he oversaw a project to collect hundreds of thousands of works of poetry and folklore in the Estonian language. Hurt was featured on the 10 krooni note from 1991 to 2012. He became well known in the nationalist movement in 1869 when he spoke at the first Estonian Song Festival, helping initiate the National Awakening. Hurt finally became a pastor when he was elected to lead the congregation of Otepää.

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Jakob Hurt timeline

  1. He became well known in the nationalist movement in 1869 when he spoke at the first Estonian Song Festival, helping initiate the National Awakening.
  2. Hurt was featured on the 10 krooni note from 1991 to 2012.

The world when Jakob Hurt was born

Jakob Hurt was born in 1839. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineFirst Opium War begins between Britain and China
  • Technology milestonePhotography (daguerreotype) announced to the world
  • Notable inventionDaguerreotype camera
  • World population~1.19B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMartin Van Buren
  • U.S. population16.7M

1839 versus 2026

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Measure18392026
Population16.7M341 million

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