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Ján Kollár

1793-07-29 – 1852-01-24

Portrait of Ján Kollár
Portréty předních osobností od Jana VilímkaCredit: Jan Vilímek

Life & Legacy

Ján Kollár (Hungarian: Kollár János; 29 July 1793 – 24 January 1852) was a Slovak writer (mainly poet), archaeologist, scientist, Lutheran pastor, politician, and major proponent of Pan-Slavism.

Occupation & Career

writer, linguist, poet, philosopher, pedagogue, university teacher, archaeologist, politician, folklorist, teacher, folk song collector, preacher, historian, slavist, theologian, scholar

Education

University of Jena

Faith & Community

Lutheranism; reformed

Legacy Highlights

Church

Lutheranism · reformed

Employer

University of Vienna

Organizations & Memberships

Society of Serbian Letters · Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie

Education & Institutions

University of Jena

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q220550 — wikidata View source

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