János Apáczai Csere

Mathematician, Deceased Person

1625 – 1659

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Who was János Apáczai Csere?

János Apáczai Csere was a Transylvanian Hungarian polyglot and mathematician, 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.

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Born
Jun 10, 1625
Transylvania
Also known as
  • Janos Apaczai Csere
Nationality
  • Hungary
Profession
Lived in
  • Brașov County
Died
Jan 31, 1659

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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