Francysk Skaryna

Summary

Francysk Skaryna is a human^[1]. He was born in Polatsk^[2]. He was born on March 6, 1486^[3]. He died in Prague^[4]. He died on January 1, 1541^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6], writer^[7], translator^[8], publisher^[9], and typographer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Francysk Skaryna's place of birth was Polatsk^[2].
• Francysk Skaryna died in Prague^[4].
• Francysk Skaryna was born on March 6, 1486^[3].
• Francysk Skaryna died on January 1, 1541^[5].
• Francysk Skaryna held citizenship in Grand Duchy of Lithuania^[12].
• Francysk Skaryna held citizenship in Kingdom of Bohemia^[13].
• Francysk Skaryna is identified as part of the Belarusians ethnic group^[14].
• Francysk Skaryna is identified as part of the Slavs ethnic group^[15].
• Francysk Skaryna's professions included philosopher^[6].
• Francysk Skaryna's professions included writer^[7].
• Francysk Skaryna's professions included translator^[8].
• Francysk Skaryna's professions included publisher^[9].
• Francysk Skaryna's professions included typographer^[10].
• Francysk Skaryna's professions included Bible translator^[16].
• Francysk Skaryna was educated at Jagiellonian University^[17].
• Francysk Skaryna's education included a stint at University of Padua^[18].
• Francysk Skaryna is recorded as male^[19].
• Francysk Skaryna's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Francysk Skaryna's Commons category is recorded as Francysk Skaryna^[21].
• Francysk Skaryna's given name is recorded as František^[22].
• Francysk Skaryna's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Francysk Skaryna^[23].
• Francysk Skaryna's work location is recorded as Prague^[24].
• Francysk Skaryna's described at URL is recorded as https://skaryna.com/^[25].
• Francysk Skaryna's described by source is recorded as Russian Biographical Dictionary^[26].
• Francysk Skaryna's described by source is recorded as Q105728101^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Polatsk^[2], Francysk Skaryna… he was born on March 6, 1486^[3]. Ethnic identities include Belarusians^[14], an ethnic group^[28] and Slavs^[15], a panethnicity^[29].

Education

Educated at Jagiellonian University^[17], a public university^[30], in Poland^[31], founded in 1364^[32], headquartered in Kraków^[33] and University of Padua^[18], a university^[34], in Italy^[35], founded in 1222^[36], headquartered in Padua^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6], writer^[7], translator^[8], publisher^[9], typographer^[10], and Bible translator^[16].

Death and Burial

Francysk Skaryna died on January 1, 1541^[5]. He died in Prague^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Francysk Skaryna include Order of Francisc Skorina^[38], an order^[39], in Belarus^[40], founded in 1995^[41]; Medal of him^[42], a medallion^[43], in Belarus^[44], founded in 1989^[45]; Francišak Skaryna Gomel State University^[46], a university^[47], in Belarus^[48], founded in 1929^[49]; Niezaliežnasci Avenue^[50], a prospekt^[51], in Belarus^[52]; and Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society^[53], a voluntary association^[54], in Belarus^[55], founded in 1989^[56], headquartered in Minsk^[57].

Why It Matters

Francysk Skaryna ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Works attributed to him include Bible of him^[60], a literary work^[61]. Entities named for him include Order of Francisc Skorina^[38], an order^[39], in Belarus^[40], founded in 1995^[41]; Medal of him^[42], a medallion^[43], in Belarus^[44], founded in 1989^[45]; Francišak Skaryna Gomel State University^[46], a university^[47], in Belarus^[48], founded in 1929^[49]; Niezaliežnasci Avenue^[50], a prospekt^[51], in Belarus^[52]; and Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society^[53], a voluntary association^[54], in Belarus^[55], founded in 1989^[56], headquartered in Minsk^[57].

FAQs

Where was Francysk Skaryna born?

Born in Polatsk^[2], Francysk Skaryna…

Where did Francysk Skaryna die?

Francysk Skaryna passed away in Prague^[4].

What did Francysk Skaryna do for work?

Francysk Skaryna worked as philosopher^[6], writer^[7], translator^[8], publisher^[9], and typographer^[10].

Where did Francysk Skaryna go to school?

Francysk Skaryna was educated at Jagiellonian University^[17] and University of Padua^[18].