Person

Johann Voldemar Jannsen

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1857–1863

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Johann Voldemar Jannsen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Postimees newspaper founded by Johann Voldemar Jannsen in Tartu

    1857–1863

    Role: Journalist and Founder

    1. 5 June 1857 · PärnuEstablishment of Perno Postimees

      Jannsen established Perno Postimees in Pärnu on 5 June 1857, becoming the first journalist to publish in Estonian.

    2. 1863 · TartuRebranding in Tartu

      Jannsen moved to Tartu in 1863, rebranding Perno Postimees as Eesti Postimees.

Sources

  1. Johann Voldemar Jannsen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-09