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Beiträge zur genauern Kenntniß der ehstnischen Sprache

first scientific journal on Estonian language

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionOct 1, 2025
Entity authorityQ2562427 ↗
Source-derived summary

Beiträge zur genauern Kenntniß der ehstnischen Sprache, commonly referred to as Beiträge, was the first scientific journal on Estonian language, edited by Johann Heinrich Rosenplänter and published in 1813–1832.

The text has become public domain.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Beiträge zur genauern Kenntniß der ehstnischen Sprache” as first scientific journal on Estonian language. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1813, 1832—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1813-01-01, 1813—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. The account is most persuasive where Beiträge, genauern and Kenntniß can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as first scientific journal on Estonian language. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 1, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2562427. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1813 and 1832.

Critical limits

Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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This entry incorporates text from “Beiträge zur genauern Kenntniß der ehstnischen Sprache” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.