Zaharije Orfelin | |
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Born | 1726 Vukovar, Slavonia, Hungary |
Died | 19 January 1785 (aged 58–59) Novi Sad, Hungary |
Occupation | Poet, writer, historian, editor, engraver |
Literary movement | Baroque |
Zaharije Orfelin (Serbian Cyrillic: Захаријe Орфелин; 1726 – 19 January 1785) was a Serbian polymath who lived and worked in the Habsburg monarchy and Venice.[1][2] Considered a Renaissance man,[3] he is variously described as a theologist, scientist, poet, engraver, painter, lexicographer, herbalist, oenologist, historian, publisher and translator.[4][5][6][7]
Orfelin, Zaharija Stefanović, *Vukovar (Kroatien) 1726, † Novi Sad 19. Jan. 1785, serb.
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