Carl Eduard Anton Körber (4 June 1802

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– 4 May 1883) was an

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pastor of

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ancestry and writer. From 1820 to 1823 he studied theology at

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. From 1841 to 1859 he was a pastor of

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Congregation. He subsequently graduated from the

in 1834, and briefly became a private tutor before training to become a pastor two years afterwards. Following his retirement he moved to

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, served as the ''Tallorahwa Postimees'' newspaper editor and returned as a private tutor to receive a salary. He was a member of

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Works

In addition to his religious writings, Körber was a prolific contributor to Estonian-language educational and literary materials. He authored several primers,

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, and

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, and translated a number of children's books to support early education and literacy in Estonia. * ''Joosepi elloramat'' (1850) – A religious biography intended for spiritual instruction. * ''Lomisse ramat'' (1851) – A popular primer used in elementary education. * ''Koli-ramat'' series (1854) – A set of school textbooks covering various subjects, widely used in Estonian schools.

References

1802 births 1883 deaths People from Kastre Parish People from Kreis Dorpat Baltic-German people from the Russian Empire Estonian Lutheran clergy Estophiles University of Tartu alumni {{Estonia-bio-stub