Daniel Adam z Veleslavína
Daniel Adam z Veleslavína (born August 31, 1546 in Veleslavín , † October 18, 1599 in Prague ) was one of the most important writers, historians and publishers of humanism in Bohemia . Through his activities he influenced Czech literature to such an extent that an entire epoch was named after him ("Veleslavínská doba").
Life
Daniel z Veleslavína studied at the Charles University in Prague ; from 1569 to 1575 he was a professor there.
He was married to Anna, the daughter of the printer Georg Melantrich von Aventin , and later inherited his printing workshop. Its main activity was the organization of the printing, proofreading and translations. As a patron, he contributed to the development of the Czech language . Daniel Adam's “Silva quadrilinguis” was the best known of the various Latin-Czech and Czech-Latin dictionaries in the 16th century.
He was also a secret member of the Bohemian Brothers . He was later raised to the nobility.
The name addition z Veleslavína means from Veleslavín ( German Weleslawin), a place that was incorporated into Prague in 1922 .
Works
- Chronicle of the founding of Bohemia, which is a joint effort to which Veleslavín wrote the foreword and made changes.
- Publication of the Kralitz Bible ( Bible Králická ), which has appeared in six volumes since 1579.
- Herbarium of Pietro Andrea Mattioli
- Two chronicles about the foundation of Bohemia
- Silva quadrilinguis (1598), dictionaries for Latin, Greek, Czech, German.
- His most famous work is a historical calendar from 1575 called "Veleslavínský kalendář".
literature
- M. Kopecký: Český Humanism , Prague 1988
- Hans-Bernd Harder and Hans Rothe (eds.): Later humanism in the crown of Bohemia 1570 - 1620 , Dresden University Press, Dresden 1998
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Daniel Adam z Veleslavína in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Daniel Adam z Veleslavína in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography of Daniel Adam (Czech)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adam z Veleslavína, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian writer and publisher, member of the Bohemian Brethren Unity |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1546 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1599 |
| Place of death | Prague |