Owner(s) | Postimees Group |
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Founder(s) | Johan Woldemar Jannsen |
Founded | 1857 |
Language | Estonian |
ISSN | 1406-2917 |
OCLC number | 473226655 |
Website |
parnu |
Pärnu Postimees ('The Pärnu Postman', originally Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht 'The Pärnu Postman or Weekly Newspaper') is an Estonian regional newspaper published in Pärnu County. First published on 5 June 1857, it is one of the oldest papers in the country, and also a forerunner to the national newspaper Postimees.
The newspaper was first published on 5 June 1857 as Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht. [1] It was founded by Johann Voldemar Jannsen, [1] who was an architect by profession and has been described as "the father or Estonian journalism". [2]
The paper aimed at encouraging Estonians and at publishing Estonian literary work. [1] In 1863, the paper moved to Dorpat (Tartu) and was renamed Eesti Postimees (meaning 'the Estonian Postman' in English). [1]
Owner(s) | Postimees Group |
---|---|
Founder(s) | Johan Woldemar Jannsen |
Founded | 1857 |
Language | Estonian |
ISSN | 1406-2917 |
OCLC number | 473226655 |
Website |
parnu |
Pärnu Postimees ('The Pärnu Postman', originally Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht 'The Pärnu Postman or Weekly Newspaper') is an Estonian regional newspaper published in Pärnu County. First published on 5 June 1857, it is one of the oldest papers in the country, and also a forerunner to the national newspaper Postimees.
The newspaper was first published on 5 June 1857 as Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht. [1] It was founded by Johann Voldemar Jannsen, [1] who was an architect by profession and has been described as "the father or Estonian journalism". [2]
The paper aimed at encouraging Estonians and at publishing Estonian literary work. [1] In 1863, the paper moved to Dorpat (Tartu) and was renamed Eesti Postimees (meaning 'the Estonian Postman' in English). [1]