Peeter Põld
Estonian politician and educational theorist
About Peeter Põld
Lived 1878 – 1930 (aged 52). Peeter Põld was an Estonian politician, teacher and educational theorist.
Peeter Siegfried Nikolaus Põld (12 July 1878 Puru, Wierland County – 1 September 1930) was an Estonian pedagogy specialist, school director, and politician (member of the Estonian People's Party), and the first Estonian Minister of Education. He was born in Puru, Kreis Wierland, Governorate of Estonia. As the curator of the University of Tartu (1918–1925), he oversaw the university's transition to instruction in Estonian in the newly independent country.
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Who was Peeter Põld?
Estonian politician and educational theorist (1878–1930)
When was Peeter Põld born?
Peeter Põld was born on 12 July 1878 in Puru.
When did Peeter Põld die?
Peeter Põld died on 1 September 1930 in Tartu.
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Peeter Põld was a politician, teacher and educational theorist.
What nationality was Peeter Põld?
Peeter Põld was Estonian.
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