Famous life · 31.12.1798
Ao manor, where Faehlmann was born
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann was born at Ao manor in Järvamaa on 31 December 1798, where his father was the estate manager. He became a doctor in Tartu and one of the founders of the Learned Estonian Society, and spent his spare hours on the Estonian language and its folklore. He wrote the story Koit ja Hämarik, Dawn and Dusk, published in 1840, and recorded a number of tales about Kalevipoeg; after his death of tuberculosis in 1850, Kreutzwald built on that material to compile the national epic. Today Ao lies in Väike-Maarja parish, and the place where the manor stood is marked in the address register as the site of the former Ao manor.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann sündis 31. detsembril 1798 Järvamaal Ao mõisas, kus tema isa oli mõisavalitseja. Temast sai Tartu arst ja üks Õpetatud Eesti Seltsi asutajaid ning vaba aja pühendas ta eesti keelele ja rahvaluulele. Ta kirjutas 1840. aastal ilmunud muistendi „Koit ja Hämarik“ ning pani kirja hulga Kalevipoja-lugusid; pärast tema surma tuberkuloosi 1850. aastal tugines Kreutzwald sellele ainesele rahvuseepose koostamisel. Täna kuulub Ao Väike-Maarja valda ning koht, kus mõis seisis, on aadressiregistris märgitud endise Ao mõisa asukohana.