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Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1657424 · wikidata
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Ignaz Cornova
1740-07-25 – 1822-07-25
Life & Legacy
Ignaz Cornova (25 July 1740 – 25 July 1822) was a Jesuit priest who had 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 a historian, a teacher, an author and an early representative of the European Catholic Enlightenment movement. He was also a prominent Freemason.
Occupation & Career
historian, writer, university teacher, philosopher, poet, playwright, teacher
Education
Palacký University Olomouc
Faith & Community
Catholicism
Legacy Highlights
Church
Catholicism
Employer
Charles University
Organizations & Memberships
freemasonry · Illuminati · Royal Czech Society of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Palacký University Olomouc
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1657424 — wikidata View source
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