Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Weikhard von Valvasor

Carnolian scientist

Date of Birth: 28-May-1641

Place of Birth: Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1693

Profession: writer, polymath, heraldist, geographer, cartographer, aristocrat, publisher, collector

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor (Slovene: Janez Vajkard Valvasor, pronounced ['?á?l?az??]) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, present-day Slovenia, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.
He is known as a pioneer of study of karst studies.
Together with his other writings, until the late 19th century his best-known work—the 1689 Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, published in 15 books in four volumes—was the main source for older Slovenian history, making him one of the precursors of modern Slovenian historiography.



Alternative names	Johann Weichard von Valvasor, Janez Vajkard Valvasor
Description	Carniolan historian, writer and scientist
Date of birth/death	28 May 1641	19 September 1693
Location of birth/death	Ljubljana	Krško
Work location	Nuremberg
Authority control	: Q551267 VIAF: 49262010 ISNI: 0000 0000 7974 9508 ULAN: 500098240 LCCN: n85090400 NLA: 35765670 WorldCat