Jakob Hurt

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Jakob Hurt as a young pastor in St. Petersburg

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, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns ("Die estnischen Nomina auf -ne purum", 1886). He is also featured on the 10 krooni note.

Also known as the "king of Estonian folklore", Hurt planned the publication in the 1870s of a six volume series called Monumenta Estoniae Antiquae. Hurt organised around 1400 volunteer collectors via a press campaign, who visited almost every house in Livonia collecting around 124,000 pages of folklore. However due to financial difficulties, only two volumes of folk songs were published in 1875-76, titled Vana kannel (Old Harp). Two more volumes were subsequently published quite some time later in 1938 and 1941. Hurt also published a three volume collection Setukeste laulud (The Setus' Songs) between 1894 and 1907.

Membership in organisations

Jakob Hurt was an honorary alumnus on the Estonian Students' Society.

Bibliography

Rudolf Põldmäe, "Noor Jakob Hurt". Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 1988
"Jakob Hurt 1839-1907". Koostanud Mart Laar, Rein Saukas, Ülo Tedre. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn, 1989
Mart Laar, "Raamat Jakob Hurdast". Ilmamaa, Tartu 1995

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 36910073 LCCN: n90668407 ISNI: 0000 0000 8115 1281 GND: 118947788 BNF: cb108261193

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Name	Hurt, Jakob
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Short description	Estonian linguist
Date of birth	22 July 1839
Place of birth
Date of death	13 January 1907
Place of death

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