Karl Nikolai von Nolcken
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Born2 February 1830
Died22 January 1913 (aged 82)
OccupationsPastor, translator, linguist and folklorist
Karl Nikolai von Nolcken | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1830 |
| Died | 22 January 1913 (aged 82) |
| Occupations | Pastor, translator, linguist and folklorist |
Karl Nikolai von Nolcken (2 February 1830 in Köljal, Ösel – 22 January 1913 in Arensburg, Ösel) was a Baltic German pastor, translator, linguist and folklorist.
Nolcken, a son of landowner Alexander von Nolcken, studied history at the University of Dorpat and was first employed as a secretary at the district court and notary of the Ritterschaftskanzlei (Knighthood firm) in Arensburg (Kuressaare). He then studied Theology at Dorpat from 1860 to 1864. From 1867 until his Emeritus in 1901 he was a pastor in Pöide Parish in Ösel.
