WRITER

Jakob Hurt

1839 - 1907

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Jakob Hurt (22 July [O.S. 10 July] 1839 in Himmaste – 13 January 1907 [O.S. 31 December 1906] in St Petersburg) was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologian, and linguist. With respect to the last, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns ("Die estnischen Nomina auf -ne purum", 1886). Also known as the "king of Estonian folklore", Hurt planned the publication in the 1870s of a six volume series called Monumenta Estoniae Antiquae. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jakob Hurt has received more than 42,173 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jakob Hurt is the 4,284th most popular writer (down from 4,172nd in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 118th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Estonian Writer.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

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  • 3.07

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Notable Works

Neli keelt "Vanast kandlest"
Estonian Folk poetry
1989
Looja ees
2005
Jakob Hurda perekonna kirjavahetus aastail 1866-1917
Correspondence, Folklorists, Civilization
2007
Mida rahvamälestustest pidada
Folklore
1989

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jakob Hurt ranks 4,284 out of 7,302. Before him are Herbert W. Franke, Malika Oufkir, Edna Ferber, Johann Christian Günther, Txillardegi, and William Boyd. After him are Benoîte Groult, Leopold Staff, Veijo Meri, Florbela Espanca, Ibrahim Tuqan, and Maeve Binchy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Jakob Hurt ranks 69. Before him are Karl Alfred von Zittel, Ludwig Anzengruber, Julius Petersen, Calixto García, James Crafts, and Caterina Volpicelli. After him are Nelson A. Miles, Nicolás de Piérola, Aleksandr Stoletov, Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, Ludwig Mond, and Albert Bernhard Frank. Among people deceased in 1907, Jakob Hurt ranks 77. Before him are Otto Kuntze, Edward Routh, René Pottier, Charles Dancla, Désirée Artôt, and Ida Saxton McKinley. After him are Ignaz Brüll, Eva Nansen, George Sheldon, Edmonia Lewis, Jules de Trooz, and Lena Rice.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Jakob Hurt ranks 117 out of 351. Before him are Oskar Luts (1887), Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832), Juhan Smuul (1922), Martin Klein (1884), Mart Siimann (1946), and Jaak Panksepp (1943). After him are Johannes Käbin (1905), Johann Köler (1826), Johannes Kotkas (1915), Juhan Kukk (1885), Kristjan Palusalu (1908), and Friedebert Tuglas (1886).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, Jakob Hurt ranks 15. Before him are Eduard Vilde (1865), Carl Robert Jakobson (1841), Betti Alver (1906), Eno Raud (1928), Oskar Luts (1887), and Juhan Smuul (1922). After him are Friedebert Tuglas (1886), August Jakobson (1904), Juhan Liiv (1864), Alexander Vostokov (1781), Anna Haava (1864), and Paul-Eerik Rummo (1942).

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