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Martynas Mažvydas

1510 - 1563

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Martynas Mažvydas (1510 – 21 May 1563) was a Protestant author who edited the first printed book in the Lithuanian language. Variants of his name include Martinus Masvidius, Martinus Maszwidas, M. Mossuids Waytkūnas, Mastwidas, Mažvydas, Mosvidius, Maswidsche, and Mossvid Vaitkuna. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martynas Mažvydas is the 3,429th most popular writer (up from 3,702nd in 2019). (up from 3,078th in 2019)

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Among writers, Martynas Mažvydas ranks 3,429 out of 7,302Before her are İbrahim Şinasi, Prince Henri of Orléans, Guzal Sitdikova, Salvador Espriu, Paul Fleming, and Anna Gavalda. After her are Myrtis of Anthedon, Johann Fischart, Francišak Bahuševič, Ravindra Prabhat, Natsuo Kirino, and Roberto Arlt.

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Among people born in 1510, Martynas Mažvydas ranks 33Before her are Diego Ortiz, Bonaventure des Périers, Tullia d'Aragona, Ivan Fyodorov, Ferenc Dávid, and Wan Hu. After her are William Turner, Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza, Simão Rodrigues, Levina Teerlinc, Gáspár Heltai, and Islam Shah Suri. Among people deceased in 1563, Martynas Mažvydas ranks 7Before her are Étienne de La Boétie, Francis, Duke of Guise, Sebastian Castellio, Heinrich Glarean, Andrea Schiavone, and Yi Gwang-sik. After her is Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza.

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