Matej Bel

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Matej Bel was an 18th-century Hungarian-Slovak scholar, historian, and polyhistor renowned for his comprehensive works on the geography, history, and culture of the Kingdom of Hungary.

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instanceOf Lutheran pastor
encyclopedist
historian
person
polyhistor
scholar
citizenship Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1684-03-24
dateOfDeath 1749-08-29
described culture of the Kingdom of Hungary
geography of the Kingdom of Hungary
history of the Kingdom of Hungary
educatedAt Lutheran lyceum in Pressburg NERFINISHED
University of Halle NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Slovaks NERFINISHED
familyName Bel NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork education
ethnography
geography
history
theology
givenName Matej NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Magnum decus Hungariae
influenced Slovak national revival NERFINISHED
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned German
Hungarian
Latin
Slovak
memberOf Royal Prussian Society of Sciences NERFINISHED
Royal Society of Sciences in Berlin NERFINISHED
movement Enlightenment NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Slovak
notableWork Compendium Hungariae geographicum NERFINISHED
De vetere litteratura Hunno-Scythica NERFINISHED
Notitia Hungariae novae historico-geographica NERFINISHED
notedFor comprehensive regional monographs on Hungarian counties
occupation Lutheran pastor
historian
scholar
teacher
placeOfBirth Očová NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bratislava NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
workLocation Banská Bystrica NERFINISHED
Bratislava NERFINISHED

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Matej Bel University namedAfter Matej Bel