Daniel Adam z Veleslavína, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Daniel Adam z Veleslavína

Czech philosopher, historian, humanist, lexicographer, linguist, publisher, professor, translator, writer, university educator and science writer

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1546

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1599

Profession: writer, translator, pedagogue, university teacher, philosopher, linguist, lexicographer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Daniel Adam z Veleslavína, literally translated Daniel Adam of Veleslavín, (31 August 1546 – 18 October 1599), was a Czech lexicographer, publisher, translator, and writer.
(Veleslavína is the genitive declension of Veleslavín, a district of today's Greater Prague) Adam Veleslavín studied at the University of Prague, and from 1569 to 1575 he was professor there.
When he married the daughter of the publisher Jirí Melantrich z Aventina (1511–1580), he was forced to leave the university (professors were required to keep celibacy).
He started working at the print press and later took it over. He and his collaborators translated and published many historical, religious, and scientific books.
Adam himself wrote only one book, the Kalendár historický (Historical Calendar, 1578 and 1590, an overview of European history). Adam was a secret member of the Unity of the Brethren.
His work of most impact was publishing a Czech translation of the Bible – the Bible kralická (six volumes, between 1579 and 1594).
The language used in the translation was considered the best literary language in the Czech lands and in the area of today's Slovakia (the so-called biblictina, Bible language).



Alternative names	Jan Vilimek
Description	Austrian-Czechoslovak portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1 January 1860	15 April 1938
Location of birth/death	Žamberk	Vienna
Work location	Prague, Vienna
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