August Wilhelm Hupel ( in

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near Weimar – in Paide) was a Baltic German publicist,

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and linguist. In 1766–1767, he translated for '' Lühhike öppetus'', the first Estonian language periodical publication, edited by

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. In 1771, he published a medical textbook, '' Arsti ramat nende juhhatamisseks kes tahtvad többed ärra-arvada ning parrandada'' (

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for ''Manual of medical diagnostics and healthcare'', literally ''Doctor's book to instruct those who want to guess and repair ailments''). In 1780, Hupel completed a treatise on

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grammar, ''Ehstnische Sprachlehre für beide Hauptdialekte, den revalschen und den dörptschen, nebst einem vollständigen Wörterbuch''. First printing of the included

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contained around 17,000 words and description of their morphology. The second printing, printed in 1820, had grown to around 20,000 words.

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August Wilhelm Hupel ( * 25.02.1737 - † 07.02.1819 ) - Publitsist, kodu-uurija, keelemees, vaimulik
1737 births 1819 deaths People from Buttelstedt People from Saxe-Weimar 18th-century Estonian people 18th-century German people Linguists from Estonia Linguists from Germany Baltic-German people People from Paide Estophiles Estonian publishers (people) {{Estonia-linguist-stub