Heinrich Göseken
Heinrich Göseken (13 April 1612 Hanover – 4 December 1681) was a Baltic-German Lutheran pastor, language enthusiast, occasional poet, and translator.[1] He is credited with writing a grammar of Estonian as well as a Latin–Estonian–German dictionary.[2]
From 1631 to 1634, he studied at Rostock University.[1]
In 1637, he came to Tallinn. He quickly learned Estonian and he worked in western Estonia as a pastor at Kirbla (1638), Risti and Harju-Madise (1639–1641), and Kullamaa (1641–1681). In 1647 he became a dean of Maa-Lääne deanery, and in 1659 an assessor of the Consistory of Tallinn.[1]
He was buried in Kullamaa Church.[1]
Works
[edit ]In 1641, he wrote the poem: "Heh sel ke Jumlakartus sees" (He Who Is In the Fear of God), one of the first poems in Estonian. In 1656, he published Neu Ehstnisches Gesangbuch (New Estonian Hymnal).[1]
In 1660, he published a grammar of Estonian: Manuductio ad Linguam Oesthicam / Anführung zue Öhstnischen Sprache (Introduction to Estonian). This book also contains a glossary of Estonian words, and it is the most extensive Estonian lexicon from the 17th century.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f Vabar, Sven. "Heinrich Göseken". sisu.ut.ee. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. p. 108. ISBN 9949407184.
