Died 1890-07-13.
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Johann Voldemar Jannsen
Johann Voldemar Jannsen was an Estonian journalist. He was one of the earliest figures of the Estonian national awakening, which he promoted through his newspaper, the Eesti Postimees, and two Estonian Song Festivals. He wrote the nationalist song "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm", which became the national anthem of Estonia after its independence. Jannsen was the father of poet Lydia Koidula.
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culture · Estonian journalist (1819–1890) · journalist · poet · writer · teacher · cultural activist · translator · also Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Jannsen
Born 16 May 1819 · Died 13 July 1890 · Q362138
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1880· 1 entry
And he retired as editor of the Eesti Postimees that year
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1865· 1 entry
And organised the Estonian Song Festival to promote a national identity in 1869
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1863· 1 entry
Leaving his job as a schoolmaster and rebranding the Perno Postimees as the Eesti Postimees
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1843· 1 entry
And became a schoolmaster, moving to Pärnu in 1850 to work at a school in the city
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1838· 1 entry
First as an organist before working as clerk
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1819· 1 entry
Born 1819-05-16.
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