"Postimees" is considered to be the oldest newspaper in Estonia. It was first established in Pärnu on 5 June 1857 by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. Karl August Hermann bought the paper in 1886 and began publishing "Postimees" in Tartu. In 1891 "Postimees" became Estonia's first daily newspaper. In 1896 the newspaper was bought by Tartu's intellectuals. It was edited by Jaan Tõnisson who brought together many talented cultural figures such as August Kitzberg, Anna Haava and Karl August Hindrey. Tõnisson became a long-time editor of the newspaper in the independent Republic of Estonia. "Postimees" has played an important role in Estonians' educational and cultural development.