births
September 5, 1871
Friedrich Akel, Estonian physician and politician, Head of State of Estonia (d 1941)
Friedrich Akel
Friedrich Karl Akel was an Estonian diplomat and politician who served as State Elder of Estonia in 1924.
State Elder of Estonia
The State Elder, sometimes also translated as Head of State, was the official title of the Estonian head of state from 1920 to 1937. He combined some of the functions held by a president and prime minister in most other democracies.