Nikolai von Glehn
Illustration — Nikolai von Glehn Alexander Nikolai von Glehn (16 July 1841 in Jälgimäe Manor, Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire – 7 September 1923 in Brazil), was a Baltic German landowner and public figure, most notable for being the founder of the town of Nõmme (now part of Tallinn). He was born into the wealthy Glehn family, and was the brother of Peter von Glehn, a noted botanist. He studied economics, medicine, philosophy and architecture at the University of Tartu and in Germany.
Nikolai von Glehn
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- Estonia · Russian Empire
- Occupation
- architect · land owner · farmer · lord of the manor · writer
- Education
- Imperial University of Dorpat
- Languages
- German · Estonian
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Illustration — Nikolai von Glehn Alexander Nikolai von Glehn (16 July 1841 in Jälgimäe Manor, Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire – 7 September 1923 in Brazil), was a Baltic German landowner and public figure, most notable for being the founder of the town of Nõmme (now part of Tallinn). He was born into the wealthy Glehn family, and was the brother of Peter von Glehn, a noted botanist. He studied economics, medicine, philosophy and architecture at the University of Tartu and in Germany.
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Born at Jälgimäe in 1841, died in Ouro Fino in 1923.
Nikolai von Glehn studied at Imperial University of Dorpat. The recorded working language is German and Estonian.
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