Heinrich Stahl

Heinrich Stahl (circa 1598/1600 Tallinn – 17 April 1657 Narva) was a Baltic-German prelate who worked in Estonia. He is mostly known by his first grammar of Estonian language.[1]

In 1617, he entered in Rostock University. In 1621, he continued its studying in Wittenberg University and ended it in 1622. In 1620s, he returned to Estonia and started his clerical career in Järva County and Viru County. In 1638, he was chosen to the senior preacher at the Tallinn Dome Church, rector of the Consistorium and Dean of Harjumaa.[1]

He died in 1657 in Narva because of plague.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Vabar, Sven. "Heinrich Stahl". sisu.ut.ee. Retrieved 11 February 2021.