Ignaz Cornova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ignaz Cornova

Ignac Cornova

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1740

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 25-Jul-1822

Profession: writer, historian, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ignaz Cornova (25 July 1740 - 25 July 1822) was a Jesuit priest who spent his life and career in Bohemia.
His family provenance was Italian, but his social and professional network revolved around the ethnically German community centred on Prague.
He can be variously described as an historian, a teacher, an author and an early representative of the European Catholic Enlightenment movement.
He was also a prominent Freemason.