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Jiří Třanovský

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Also known as Jiri Tranovsky

Lutheran priest and hymnwriter

Person · Open Library

Born
1591
Died
1637
Works
1

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  • Život Juru Tranovského
  • Jiří Třanovský

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Czechia
Active from
1931-10-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
18
Total plays
95

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Czech17th century

Jiří Třanovský (Polish: Jerzy Trzanowski, Slovak: Juraj Tranovský, Latin: Georgius Tranoscius; 9 April 1592 – 29 May 1637), was a Lutheran priest and hymnwriter from the Cieszyn Silesia. Třanovský was born in Teschen, and studied at Guben and Kolberg. In 1607, he was admitted to the University of Wittenberg where Martin Luther had taught less than a century earlier. Upon graduation, he traveled in Bohemia proper and Silesia and in 1612 and became a teacher at St. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Juraj
Gender
male
Place of birth
Český Těšín
Place of death
Liptovský Mikuláš
Languages spoken
Slovak
Religion
Lutheranism
Field of work
church music
Image
Tranoscius.JPG
Work location
Orava
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Commons category
George Tranoscius
date of birth
1592-03-27
date of death
1637-05-29
place of burial
Liptovský Mikuláš
ethnic group
Czechs
feast day
May 29
pseudonym
Tranoscius
writing language
Czech
Sources (6)

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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Jiří Třanovský, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana