Jonas Bretkūnas

Writer, Deceased Person

1536 – 1602

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Who was Jonas Bretkūnas?

Jonas Bretkūnas, Johann Bretke, also known as Bretkus 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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Born
1536
Profession
Education
  • Wittenberg University
Died
1602
Königsberg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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