Jiří Třanovský, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jiří Třanovský

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1592

Place of Birth: Cieszyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 29-May-1637

Profession: writer, composer, poet, translator, pedagogue

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jirí Tranovský (Polish: Jerzy Trzanowski, Slovak: Juraj Tranovský, Latin: Georgius Tranoscius; 9 April 1592 – 29 May 1637), was a Lutheran priest and hymnwriter from the Cieszyn Silesia.
Sometimes called the father of Slovak hymnody and the "Luther of the Slavs," Tranovský's name is sometimes anglicized to George Tranoscius.
Both the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada remember his life and work annually, on the anniversary of his death.