Lühhike öppetus
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Periodical publication
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in the Estonian language
Estonian language
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. Edited by Dr. Peter Ernst Wilde
Peter Ernst Wilde
Peter Ernst Wilde was a Baltic German physician and Enlightenment era Estophile....
and printed for a short while in 1766–1767, it described various simple medical techniques intended to be usable in the field by peasants.
The full title of the newspaper was Lühhike öppetus mis sees moned head rohhud täeda antakse, ni hästi innimeste kui ka veiste haigusse ning viggaduste vasto, and it can be translated as Brief instruction announcing some good medicine, both for human and bovine ailments and traumas. It was printed weekly, with each issue having four pages. A total of 41 issues were printed.
August Wilhelm Hupel
August Wilhelm Hupel
August Wilhelm Hupel was a Baltic German publicist, estophile and linguist....
was responsible for translating the content to Estonian language
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...
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Classification
Lühhike öppetus did not deal with newsNews
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; thus, it is not universally classified as a newspaper
Newspaper
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— despite its format. Various sources refer to it as a magazine
Magazine
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, a journal, or even a book
Book
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published in 41 volumes. The first regular Estonian language
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...
publication unequivocally considered a newspaper, the Tarto maa rahva Näddali-Leht, appeared in 1807.