Heinrich Rosenthal ( – 10 May 1916) was an activist of the

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n national movement, doctor and author. Rosenthal was born in

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. He was a founder of the

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in 1870 while a student at the

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. Later he helped to found corporation Fraternitas Estica in 1907. He wrote the book ''Kulturbestrebungen des estnischen Volkes während eines Menschenalters'' (''1869-1900'') (''The cultural aspirations of the Estonian people during one generation'' (''1869-1900'')) (

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: Cordes & Schenk, 1912). He died in

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, aged 69.

Bibliography

*"Eesti rahva kultuuripüüdlused ühe inimpõlve vältel: mälestusi aastatest 1869-1900", tõlkinud Krista Räni; saatesõna ja kommentaarid kirjutanud Mart Laar, Tartu, 2004. *"Kulturbestrebungen des estnischen Volkes während eines Menschenalters (1869-1900)", Tallinn, 1912.

References

1846 births 1916 deaths Estonian non-fiction writers 19th-century Estonian writers 20th-century Estonian writers University of Tartu alumni Writers from Tartu People from Tartu {{Estonia-writer-stub