August Wilhelm Hupel

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August Wilhelm Hupel
Born25 February 1737
Buttelstedt, present-day Germany
Died7 February 1819 (aged 82)
Paide, present-day Estonia
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
FieldsLinguistics

August Wilhelm Hupel (25 February [

linguist
.

In 1766–1767, he translated for

Arsti ramat nende juhhatamisseks kes tahtvad többed ärra-arvada ning parrandada (Estonian
for Manual of medical diagnostics and healthcare, literally Doctor's book to instruct those who want to guess and repair ailments).

In 1780, Hupel completed a treatise on Estonian grammar, Ehstnische Sprachlehre für beide Hauptdialekte, den revalschen und den dörptschen, nebst einem vollständigen Wörterbuch. First printing of the included dictionary contained around 17,000 words and description of their morphology. The second printing, printed in 1820, had grown to around 20,000 words.

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