Juhan Kunder
Juhan Kunder (26 December 1852 – 24 April 1888) was an Estonian poet, playwright, author of natural history textbooks, and folklore collector from the Russian Empire. From 1872 to 1875 he attended Tartu Teachers' College. He became a member of the Estonian Students' Society in 1873, and he was a member of the Society of Estonian Literati, serving as its deputy chairman from 1882 to 1888.
Juhan Kunder
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- Name
- Juhan Kunder
- Born
- 26 December 1852
- Birthplace
- Kovali farm, Pulleritsu, Estonia
- Died
- 24 April 1888
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Estonia
- Education
- Teachers' Seminary of the University of Tartu
- Languages
- Estonian
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Juhan Kunder (26 December 1852 – 24 April 1888) was an Estonian poet, playwright, author of natural history textbooks, and folklore collector from the Russian Empire. From 1872 to 1875 he attended Tartu Teachers' College. He became a member of the Estonian Students' Society in 1873, and he was a member of the Society of Estonian Literati, serving as its deputy chairman from 1882 to 1888.
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He was also active in the Alexander School movement. He wrote for several Estonian newspapers and magazines, including Postimees, Sakala, Valgus, and Meelejahutaja. He died of typhus in 1888. He is buried at Rakvere Cemetery.
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• Name — Juhan Kunder • Born — 26 December 1852 • Birthplace — Kovali farm, Pulleritsu, Estonia • Died — 24 April 1888 • Place of death — Saint Petersburg, Russia • Occupation — Writer
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• 1873: poetry collection "Õie-kuu ja külm elu maanteel" • 1884: children's book "Laste raamat" • poem "Munamäel" ('On Munamägi Mountain')
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Holstre Rural Municipality.
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- 1.Karl Laigna: Juhan Kunder. Mitmekülgne kultuuritegelane. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1959, S. 5.
- 2.Cornelius Hasselblatt: Geschichte der estnischen Literatur. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter 2006, S. 313.
- 3.http://dea.nlib.ee/fullview.php?frameset=3&showset=1&wholepage=keskmine&pid=s288860&nid=4431
- 4.Cornelius Hasselblatt: Geschichte der estnischen Literatur. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter 2006, S. 34.
- 5.Vgl.: Cornelius Hasselblatt: Estnische Literatur in deutscher Übersetzung. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 2011, S. 284–288.
- 6.„Auf Eestis Berge.“ In: Estnische Gedichte. Übersetzt von Wilhelm Nerling. Dorpat: Laakmann 1925, S. 43–44.
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