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If we can't be a great nation in population we can be a great nation in spirit!

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What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Werner Heisenberg

Jakob Hurt

Jakob Hurt
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Born: July 22, 1839
Died: January 13, 1907 (aged 67)
Bio: Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns. He is also featured on the 10 krooni note.

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