Friedrich Robert Faehlmann

.. Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (born 20 Dezemberjul / December 31 1798greg on the estate Hageweid (Estonian:. Ao ), parish of St. Mary Magdalene ( Jerwen ), Governorate of Estonia; † 10 Apriljul / April 22 1850greg in. Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia ) was an Estonian philologist, physician and writer. In addition, he co-founded in 1838 established scholars Estonian society.

Life

Faehlmann grew up the son of an Estonian estate manager. He went from 1810 to 1814 in Rakvere, and then from 1814 to 1817 in Tartu school. Through the promotion of the Laird of Payküll - Hackeweid he could study medicine in Tartu from 1818 to 1827. In 1827 he became occultiorum doctorate with a dissertation on cardiac inflammation Observationes inflammationum. Faehlmann since 1824 already practiced as a poor doctor in Tartu and later gained in all walks of great reputation as a physician. But his real interest was in philology. which he could devote himself also, after he had been in 1842 surprisingly elected editor of the Estonian language at the University of Dorpat. Nevertheless, he did not deal exclusively with language and literature, because in addition to his position as a university lecturer, he remained active as a physician. He was, for example, instrumental in the control of various dysentery epidemics. In addition he held from 1843-1845 lectures at the medical school. And finally he was Estonian Society 1843-1850 President of the co-founders of scholars.

Work

Faehlmanns chief merit consists in the collection and publication of Estonian word material. However, not to be forgotten are his linguistic and his medical work.

Faehlmanns myths

In general, one speaks of Estonian literary history of eight Faehlmannschen myths, but they were never united in his lifetime as such in a band. They are not even all appeared to Faehlmanns lifetime and were only brought together by the next generation into a single unit. Specifically, these are the following texts: 1840 Faehlmann published in Volume 1 of the negotiations of the scholars Estonian society (where most of his work has appeared ) a cycle Ehstnische Say, which included three announcements: the emergence of Embachs (ie, the current flowing through Tartu flow), Wannemunne 's Sang and the Cooking of Languages. They are partly based on actually circulating in the vernacular word that Faehlmann had heard in Estonian. Your publication was in German, because that was the then usual language for scientific papers in the country. 1844, in the third issue of the negotiations, the Sage Koit and Ämarik ( dawn and sunset ), which is considered the fourth myth and has become very popular. Alone on German more than a dozen variants thereof are published. In contrast to the above three myths, this is namely no emergence Sage, but the romantic portrayal of a love affair between sunset and dawn, the only once a year meet in St. John's Eve. 1848 brought Volume 2 of the negotiations, a lecture by Faehlmanns from 1847, in which he deals with the question of how the pagan beliefs of ancient Estonians was designed. This is a short, six sided essay on some Estonian gods, considered to be the fifth Faehlmannschen myths. Then, under the title The saga of Wannemuine three legends from Faehlmanns estate in the negotiations of 1852 were published, which were divided by later research in three Subsagen so that you get in this way to the aforementioned eight myths.

Faehlmanns role in Kalevipoeg

In the earlier research sometimes the impression is aroused, Faehlmann was the original author of the Estonian epic Kalevipoeg. However, this is only true insofar as Faehlmann had actually get from the Estonian Learned Society of the order for the compilation of an epic and had also done some preliminary work. But after his death, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutz forest was entrusted with the continuation of the work, it turned out that only very scarce records were available from Faehlmann, not a whole epic. The known today Kalevipoeg is clearly the work of Kreutz forest. However Faehlmann had held an important lecture about the legendary material, which was reprinted in 1846 in a history book published in Moscow. This talk about the Kalevipoeg is one of the " original texts " for Kreutz Forest later epic. He is not generally counted among the " eight myths ", but part of the content clearly Faehlmanns Sagenœuvre.

Faehlmanns other works

• Attempt to organize the Estonian verbs into conjugations (1842 )
• Addendum to Declinationslehre (1846 )
• Remarks about the root word doctrine in the Estonian language ( 1847)
• The dysentery epidemic in Tartu in autumn 1846 (1848)

Bibliography

Friedrich Robert Faehlmann: Kogutud Teosed ( Collected Works ) I-III. Tartu: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum 1999, 2002, 2011 (. , The third volume in cooperation with the Underi yes Tuglase Kirjanduskeskus, Tallinn All volumes contain the texts in the original - German, Estonian and Latin - and an Estonian translation, extensive commentary).