Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

11 months ago

Has a tree in #Viljandi named after him for a 1943 drawing he did, #Viljandimaastik (Viljandi landscape), a copy of which recently sold at auction for just over €11,000. Previously known as Janseni, Jannseni, etc, (1924-59), see #Jannseni J.V.
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Jannseni J.V. (Johann Voldemar Jannsen, 1819-1890)
Known affectionately as “#PapaJannsen”. First professional #Estonian journalist and father of #LydiaKoidula, he published the first #EstonianLanguage newspaper
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Kivimäe
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
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