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Janus Pannonius
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Janus Pannonius was a poet, writer, Catholic priest and judge born on 7 September 1434 in Čazma and died on 5 April 1472 in Medvedgrad. He held citizenship of Hungary and Croatia, wrote in Latin, and was also fluent in Hungarian. Pannonius was educated at the University of Padua and held the position of diocesan bishop; he was buried at Pécs Cathedral.
He was influenced by Martial and was related to János Vitéz. His works include the Panegyricus in Guarinum Veronensem, and he is credited with 24 works in total.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Janus Pannonius is referenced by 162 other articles, and connects out to Latin, Zagreb and Hungarian.
It sits within the topics 1432 births, 1472 deaths and 15th-century Croatian nobility.
Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1434
- Died
- 1472
- Works
- 24
Top works
- Ioannis Pannonii ... Panegyricus
- Iani Pannonii ... Sylua panegyrica ad Guarinum veronensem, praeceptorem suum
- Panegyricus in Guarinum Veronensem
- Jani Pannonii Poemata
- Ioannis Pannonii ... Sylua panegyrica in Guarini veronẽsis praeceptoris sui laudem condita ...
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Croatia
- Place of birth
- Čazma
- Place of death
- Medvedgrad
- Occupation
- translator
- Position held
- diocesan bishop
- Educated at
- University of Padua
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Portrait de Janus Pannonius.jpg
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- Commons category
- Janus Pannonius
- date of birth
- 1434-09-07
- date of death
- 1472-04-05
- place of burial
- Pécs Cathedral
- writing language
- Latin
- relative
- János Vitéz
- influenced by
- Martial
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Encyclopedic overview
Portrait of Pannonius, from a codex of Plautus Janus Pannonius (Hungarian: Csezmiczei János or Cesencei János, Latin: Ioannes Pannonius, Croatian: Ivan Česmički; 29 August 1434 – 27 March 1472) was an influential intellectual in the Kingdom of Hungary, a Latinist, poet, diplomat and Bishop of Pécs. He was the most significant poet of the Renaissance in the Kingdom of Hungary and one of the better-known figures of humanist poetry in Europe.
Life
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