Matthias Johann Eisen
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Matthias Johann Eisen was an Estonian folklorist and in 1920—1927 served as the Professor of Folk Poetry at University of Tartu
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...

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Eisen is most known for his very thorough collection and a systematic typology of Estonian folk tales, totalling over 90,000 pages.
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