Peeter Siegfried Nikolaus Põld (12 July 1878 Puru, Wierland County – 1 September 1930) was an

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n pedagogy specialist, school director, and politician (member of the

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), and the first

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. He was born in Puru,

Kreis Wierland Wierland County ( or , , , ) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate (in present-day northeastern Estonia). Its capital was Rakvere (''Wesen ...

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. As the curator of the

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(1918–1925), he oversaw the university's transition to instruction in

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in the newly independent country.

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1878 births 1930 deaths People from Jõhvi Parish Politicians from Ida-Viru County People from Kreis Wierland Estonian People's Party politicians Education ministers of Estonia Members of the Estonian Provincial Assembly Members of the Estonian Constituent Assembly Members of the Riigikogu, 1920–1923 Members of the Riigikogu, 1926–1929 Members of the Riigikogu, 1929–1932 20th-century Estonian educators University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu {{Estonia-1926-Riigikogu-politician-stub