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Matthias Bel | |
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 Matthias Bel | |
| Born | 22 March 1684 |
| Died | 29 August 1749 (aged 65) |
| Citizenship | Hungarian |
| Occupation(s) | Lutheran priest, writer, historian, geographer, alchemist |
| Spouse | Susanna Hermann |
Matthias Bel or Matthias Bél (German: Matthias Bel; Hungarian: Bél Mátyás; Slovak: Matej Bel; Latin: Matthias Belius; 22–24 March(?),[a] 1684 – 29 August 1749) was a Lutheran pastor and polymath from the Kingdom of Hungary. Bel was active in the fields of pedagogy, philosophy, philology, history, and theoretical theology; he was the founder of Hungarian geographic science and a pioneer of descriptive ethnography and economy. A leading figure in pietism. He is also known as the Great Ornament of Hungary (Magnum decus Hungariae).
- ^ Horváth 1987, p. 47.
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