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Jan Blahoslav

1523 - 1571

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Jan Blahoslav (20 February 1523 – 24 November 1571) was a Czech humanistic writer, poet, translator, etymologist, hymnographer, grammarian, music theorist and composer. He was a Unity of the Brethren bishop, and translated the New Testament into Czech in 1564. This was incorporated into the Bible of Kralice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Blahoslav is the 4,459th most popular writer (down from 4,310th in 2019), the 571st most popular biography from Czechia (down from 535th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Czech Writer.

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Among writers, Jan Blahoslav ranks 4,459 out of 7,302. Before him are Diane Disney Miller, Brendan Behan, Aleksey Koltsov, Naomi Klein, Lloyd Alexander, and Oppian. After him are Molla Vali Vidadi, Stijn Streuvels, Gervase of Tilbury, Louis Paul Boon, Michael Morpurgo, and Karel Teige.

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Among people born in 1523, Jan Blahoslav ranks 13. Before him are Gulbadan Begum, Charles de Bourbon, Gaspara Stampa, Stradanus, Catherine Carey, and Pieter Pourbus.  Among people deceased in 1571, Jan Blahoslav ranks 18. Before him are Marfa Sobakina, John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin, Setthathirath, Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, Giovanni Animuccia, and Pierre Viret.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jan Blahoslav ranks 571 out of 1,200. Before him are Jiří Čadek (1935), Max Švabinský (1873), Jan Brzák-Felix (1912), František Šterc (1912), Oldřich Lipský (1924), and Ernst Streeruwitz (1874). After him are Milan Dvořák (1934), Karel Teige (1900), Adolf Lang (1848), František Šafránek (1931), Rudolf Friml (1879), and Josephine Kablick (1787).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Jan Blahoslav ranks 58. Before him are Bohuslav Balbín (1621), Moritz Steinschneider (1816), Josef Kajetán Tyl (1808), Ludvík Vaculík (1926), Karel Sabina (1813), and Julius Zeyer (1841). After him are Karel Teige (1900), Gudrun Pausewang (1928), Ladislav Mňačko (1919), Ivan Olbracht (1882), Eliška Krásnohorská (1847), and Patrik Ouředník (1957).

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