Peter Ernst Wilde
Baltic German physician and literary
About Peter Ernst Wilde
Lived 1732 – 1785 (aged 53). Peter Ernst Wilde was a Russian journalist, physician, literary scholar, publisher and book printer.
Peter Ernst Wilde ( – ) was a Baltic German physician and Enlightenment era Estophile. He lived in what was then the Russian Empire.
He is noted for establishing a printing house at Kuningamäe, Põltsamaa, Estonia, and printing the first Estonian periodical, Lühhike öppetus, there in 1766–1767. In 1771, he supplied material for Arsti ramat, the first Estonian medical manual. He lived in America for a short period.
Wilde was born in Woedtke, near Treptow an der Rega, and died, aged 53, in Põltsamaa
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Who was Peter Ernst Wilde?
Baltic German physician and literary (1732-1785)
When was Peter Ernst Wilde born?
Peter Ernst Wilde was born on 24 August 1732 in Witków, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
When did Peter Ernst Wilde die?
Peter Ernst Wilde died on 28 December 1785.
What was Peter Ernst Wilde's occupation?
Peter Ernst Wilde was a journalist, physician, literary scholar, publisher and book printer.
What nationality was Peter Ernst Wilde?
Peter Ernst Wilde was Russian.
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