Peter Ernst Wilde
Encyclopedia
Peter Ernst Wilde was a Baltic German
physician
and Enlightenment
era Estophile.
He is noted for establishing a printing
house at Kuningamäe
, Põltsamaa
, Estonia
, and printing the first Estonian
periodical, Lühhike öppetus
, there in 1766–1767. In 1771, he supplied material for Arsti ramat, the first Estonian
medical manual
. He lived in America for a short period.
Baltic German
The Baltic Germans were mostly ethnically German inhabitants of the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, which today form the countries of Estonia and Latvia. The Baltic German population never made up more than 10% of the total. They formed the social, commercial, political and cultural élite in...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
era Estophile.
He is noted for establishing a printing
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
house at Kuningamäe
Kuningamäe
Kuningamäe is a village in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. It's located just west of the town of Põltsamaa. Kuningamäe has a populstion of 84 ....
, Põltsamaa
Põltsamaa
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, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, and printing the first Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
periodical, Lühhike öppetus
Lühhike öppetus
Lühhike öppetus , by modern orthography 'Lühike õpetus', was the first periodical publication in the Estonian language. Edited by Dr...
, there in 1766–1767. In 1771, he supplied material for Arsti ramat, the first Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
medical manual
User guide
A user guide or user's guide, also commonly known as a manual, is a technical communication document intended to give assistance to people using a particular system...
. He lived in America for a short period.