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Adam Bohorič

1520 - 1598

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Adam Bohorič () (c. 1520 – after 20 November 1598) was a Slovene Protestant preacher, teacher and author of the first grammar of Slovene. Bohorič was born in the market town of Reichenburg in the Duchy of Styria (now Brestanica in Slovenia). He studied in Wittenberg under the supervision of Philip Melanchthon. In 1584, he wrote his most notable work, Arcticae horulae succisivae (English: Free Winter Hours). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Bohorič is the 3,710th most popular writer (up from 3,900th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 74th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Slovene Writer.

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Among writers, Adam Bohorič ranks 3,710 out of 7,302. Before him are Francis Scott Key, Jesús Moncada, Ferdinand Freiligrath, Orhan Veli Kanık, Staka Skenderova, and Símun av Skarði. After him are Antonio Palomino, Vassilis Alexakis, Kim Stanley Robinson, Andreï Makine, Arnošt Lustig, and Mary Sidney.

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Among people born in 1520, Adam Bohorič ranks 23. Before him are Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Diego de Almagro II, Moses Isserles, Isabella di Morra, Estácio de Sá, and Giovanni Animuccia. After him are Girolamo Cassar, Wacław of Szamotuły, Jorge de Montemor, Gaspar Becerra, and Hans Eworth. Among people deceased in 1598, Adam Bohorič ranks 15. Before him are Paolo Boi, Abdullah Khan II, Theodor de Bry, Henri Estienne, Lucrezia d'Este, and Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde. After him is Benito Arias Montano.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Adam Bohorič ranks 73 out of 340. Before him are Lojze Peterle (1948), Valentin Vodnik (1758), Sergej Kraigher (1914), Jan Oblak (1993), Oton Župančič (1878), and Srečko Kosovel (1904). After him are Jurij Dalmatin (1547), Berta Ambrož (1944), Louis Adamic (1898), Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806), Bojan Križaj (1957), and Vasja Pirc (1907).

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Among WRITERS In Slovenia

Among writers born in Slovenia, Adam Bohorič ranks 12. Before him are Stanko Vraz (1810), Edvard Kocbek (1904), Drago Jančar (1948), Valentin Vodnik (1758), Oton Župančič (1878), and Srečko Kosovel (1904). After him are Louis Adamic (1898), Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806), Fran Levstik (1831), Anton Aškerc (1856), Constantin von Wurzbach (1818), and Luiza Pesjak (1828).

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