János Apáczai Csere

1625 - 1659

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country of citizenship: Principality of Transylvania

native language: Hungarian

languages spoken, written or signed: Hungarian, Latin

educated at: Utrecht University, University of Harderwijk, University of Franeker, Leiden University

occupation: pedagogue, philosopher, theologian

János Apáczai Csere (10 June 1625 – 31 December 1659) was a Transylvanian Hungarian polyglot, pedagogist, philosopher and theologian, famous for his work The Hungarian Encyclopedia, the first textbook to be written in Hungarian. The Encyclopædia Britannica calls him "the leading Protestant scholar and writer" of 17th-century Hungary. Source: Wikipedia (en)