| {1651} ♂ Anthonij Torhelle Anton Thor Helle Beruf - profession: Pastor Wohnort - place of residence: Kadrina, Northern Estonia ✱ 1683 ✝ 1748-04-24 The first edition of the Bible in Estonian was printed in Tallinn in 1739 by J.J.Köhler. The main translator of the Bible was Anton Thor Helle (1683-1748), a clergyman and writer, the developer of the Estonian written language. The translation of the Bible into the North-Estonian language strengthened its position to become the common written language in Estonia. The baroque title page is in red-and-black and the engraved frontispiece with the scenes from the Bible has been printed in St.Petersburg, Russia, engraved by the Russian artist of the Italian origin Philipp Mattarnovy after the drawing of C.H. Strenge. |