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Founded by Alexander von Hueck, Dietrich Heinrich Jürgenson, Friedrich Georg von Bunge, Friedrich Karl Hermann Kruse and Friedrich Robert Faehlmann on Jan 18, 1838, in University of Tartu.1
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The Learned Estonian Society (Estonian: Õpetatud Eesti Selts, shortened ÕES; German: Gelehrte Estnische Gesellschaft, shortened GEG) is Estonia's oldest scholarly organisation, and was formed at the University of Tartu in 1838. Its charter was to study Estonia's history and pre-history, its language, literature and folklore. Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Alexander Friedrich von Hueck and Dietrich Heinrich Jürgenson led the society that consisted of Estonian and Estophile Baltic German intellectuals.2 Its revenue was €22,474 in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Learned Estonian Society (Estonian: Õpetatud Eesti Selts, shortened ÕES; German: Gelehrte Estnische Gesellschaft, shortened GEG) is Estonia's oldest scholarly organisation, and was formed at the University of Tartu in 1838. Its charter was to study Estonia's history and pre-history, its language, literature and folklore.2
Founded by Alexander von Hueck, Dietrich Heinrich Jürgenson, Friedrich Georg von Bunge, Friedrich Karl Hermann Kruse and Friedrich Robert Faehlmann on Jan 18, 1838, in University of Tartu.1
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