Matthias Johann Eisen was a prominent Estonian folklorist and clergyman whose life's work centred on the preservation of national heritage.
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Childhood home of Matthias Johann Eisen Oese village, Vigala Parish, Rapla County
Eisen as a young visiting clergyman, c. 1880-1890
Eisen photographed by Heinrich Tiidermann c. 1896-1903
Eisen photographed by Wilhelm Staden c. 1890-1900![A still from Eisen's Eesti-, Liiwi- ja Kuramaa ajalugu [History of Estonia, Livonia, and Courland] (1913)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Eesti-%2C_Liiwi-_ja_Kuramaa_ajalugu%2C_lk4.jpg/500px-Eesti-%2C_Liiwi-_ja_Kuramaa_ajalugu%2C_lk4.jpg)
A still from Eisen's Eesti-, Liiwi- ja Kuramaa ajalugu [History of Estonia, Livonia, and Courland] (1913)
Memorial stone marking the birthplace of Matthias Johann Eisen in Oese, Rapla County
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Robert TigerstedtAlso won doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki
Hans Horst MeyerAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Tartu
Olli LounasmaaAlso won doctor honoris causa of the University of HelsinkiAlbert HauckAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Tartu
Frederick GehringAlso won doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki
Ernesto Garzón ValdésAlso won doctor honoris causa of the University of HelsinkiAbout this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1857 to 1934 · aged 76
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