Jakov Mikalja, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jakov Mikalja

Italian linguist and lexicographer

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1601

Place of Birth: Peschici, Apulia, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1654

Profession: writer, translator, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Giacomo Micaglia (Latin: Jacobus Micalia) (March 31, 1601 – December 1, 1654) also Jakov Mikalja in Croatian, was an Italian linguist and lexicographer, of Slavic ancestry.
He was born in the town of Peschici (Apulia), at that time under the Kingdom of Naples.
He said about himself to be "an Italian of Slavic language".