Francysk Skaryna

Francysk Skaryna
Born
Francišak Skaryna

c. 1470–1490
Polotsk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Died1551/29 January 1552
Prague, Bohemia
OccupationsHumanist, physician and translator
Known forOne of the first book printers in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and in all of Eastern Europe

Francysk Skaryna (alternative transcriptions of his name: Francišak Skaryna or Francisk Skaryna; Latin: Franciscus Scorina, Belarusian: Францыск (Францішак) Скарына [franˈt͡sɨsk skaˈrɨna]; Polish: Franciszek Skaryna, Czech: František Skorina; 1470-1490 – 1551/29 January 1552) was a Belarusian humanist, physician and translator. He is known to be one of the first book printers in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and in all of Eastern Europe, laying the groundwork for the development of the Belarusian izvod of the Church Slavonic language.

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