Florian Baucke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Florian Baucke

Jesuit missionary

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1719

Place of Birth: Wińsko, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1780

Profession: composer, missionary

Nationality: Spain, Austria

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Florian Baucke, also Florian Paucke, Florian Pauke, Spanish: Florián Baucke (24 September 1719, Winzig (Polish: Winsko), Silesia/Bohemian Royal Lands, (1526–1742) Habsburg Monarchy (Austria) – 14 July 1779, Neuhaus (Czech: Jindrichuv Hradec), Bohemia, Austria) was a Silesian and Bohemian Jesuit missionary, who recorded the native traditions of South America. Baucke was born in Winzig, Austrian Silesia. In 1736, he became a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuite). He worked mainly in the Río de la Plata, Imperial Spain, and drew and painted the customs of the region. He returned to Austria and Bohemia in 1768. He died, aged 59, in Neuhaus, Bohemia. His original manuscript are in the Library of the Zwettl Abbey, Zwettl, Lower Austria.