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Jonas Bretkūnas

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Gender Male
Death422 years ago
Born Bammeln
DiedKonigsberg
BooksPostilė
Date of birth January 1,1536
Date of died October 1,1602
Education University of Königsberg
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
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Jonas Bretkūnas Life story


Jonas Bretkūnas, Johann Bretke, also known as Bretkus born 1536 in Bammeln near Friedland – 1602 Königsberg was a Lutheran pastor and was one of the best known developers of the written Lithuanian language. He translated the Bible into Lithuanian, was the author of twelve Lithuanian books, and a historian as well.

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