Background
Faehlmann was born to the family of the manager of Ao Manor in Järva County.
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Friedrich Faehlmann
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Education
In 1825 he graduated from the medical department of the University of Dorpat.
Career
In 1827 he earned the Doctor of Medicine degree and become a physician in Dorpat (now Tartu). In addition he gave lectures in Estonian language in the university during 1842–1850. Faehlmann brought attention to the Estonian folklore of Kalevipoeg, which after his death has become the Estonian national epic by the efforts of another Estophile, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald.
He also recorded a number of tales.
In 1840 a story "Koit ja Hämarik" (Dawn and Dusk) was first published. Fählmann died of tuberculosis in Dorpat.
In 1930 a bronze bust (sculptor V Mellik) was installed in Tartu. In 1998 the Estonian Post issued a postmark in the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of his birth.
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Nationality
Estonia