Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (26 December 1803 [O.S. 14 December] at the Jömper Manor in Kadrina, Virumaa — 25 August 1882 [O.S. 13 August] in Tartu) was an Estonian writer and physician who is considered to be the father of Estonia's national literature. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... Kadrina Commune is located at the Western part of the Lääne-Viru County in Estonia. ... Virumaa (Vironia , Wierland) can mean Ida-Viru County or Eastern Virumaa - a county of Estonia Lääne-Viru County or Western Virumaa - a county of Estonia For prehistoric Estonian province and tribe, see Vironians. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... County Tartu County Mayor Laine Jänes Area 38. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... The Doctor by Samuel Luke Fildes This article is about the term physician, a type of doctor; for other uses of the word doctor see Doctor (disambiguation). ...

Life

Friedrich's parents were serfs. His father worked as a shoemaker. After the liberation of 1815, the family was able to send their son to school at the Rakvere district school. In 1820, he graduated from secondary school in Tallinn and worked as an elementary school teacher. In 1833, Kreutzwald graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tartu and he married Marie Elisabeth Saedler on August 18 of the same year. From 1833 to 1877, he worked as the town physician in Võru, Estonia. He was the member of numerous scientific societies in Europe and received honorary doctorates from many universities. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shoemaking is a traditional career/craft, mostly superseded by industrial manufacture of footwear. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... County Lääne-Viru County Mayor Andres Jaadla Area 10. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... A teachers room in a Japanese middle school, 2005. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu Ãœlikool, German: Universität Dorpat) is the national university of Estonia, and the one classical university in Estonia, located in the city of Tartu. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... County Võrumaa Mayor Ivi Eenmaa Area 13. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... European redirects here. ... Aquatint of a Doctor in Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...

Writings

Kreutzwald is the author of several moralistic folk books, most of them translated into German: "Plague of Wine" 1840, "The World and Some Things One can Find in It" 1848–49, "Reynard the Fox" 1850, "Wise Men of Gotham" 1857. In addition to these works, he wrote many national epics based on traditional Estonian folklore, "The Kalevipoeg" ('Kalev's Son') published "The Old Estonian Fairy-Tales" (1866), collections of verses and poem "Lembitu", (1885), published after his death. A moral is a one sentence remark made at the end of many childrens stories that expresses the intended meaning, or the moral message, of the tale. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A national epic is an epic poem or similar work which seeks or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation; not necessarily a nation-state, but at least an ethnic or linguistic group with aspirations to independence or autonomy. ... Kalevipoeg is an epic poem by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald held to be the Estonian national epic. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Kreutzwald is considered to be the author of the first original Estonian book. He was one of the leaders of the National Awakening in Estonia, as well as a paragon and encourager of younger generations of Estonian-speaking intellectuals. The Estonian language (Estonian: eesti keel) is spoken by about 1. ...