Matthias Johann Eisen
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Memorial stone of Matthias Johann Eisen in his birthplace Oese village.
Matthias Johann Eisen (28 September 1857 – 6 August 1934) was an Estonian folklorist and in 1920–1927 served as the Professor of Folk Poetry at University of Tartu.
Eisen is most known for his very thorough collection and a systematic typology of Estonian folk tales, totalling over 90,000 pages.
He was an honorary alumnus of the Estonian Students' Society.[1]
References
- ^ Auvilistlased eys.ee
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