Jakov Mikalja

Jakov Mikalja
Born(1601-03-31)March 31, 1601
DiedDecember 1, 1654(1654-12-01) (aged 53)
NationalityKingdom of Naples
Other namesJacobus Micalia, Jakov Mikalja
Occupation(s)linguist and lexicographer

Jakov Mikalja (Latin: Jacobus Micalia) (March 31, 1601 – December 1, 1654), was a Croatian linguist and lexicographer. He was born in the town of Peschici (Apulia), at that time under the Kingdom of Naples. He said about himself to be "an Italian of Slavic language".[1][2]

  1. ^ "Quando a Peschici gli slavi ... erano di casa" (in Italian). Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  2. ^ "IV.3". Italica.rai.it. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-06-08.