Daniel Adam of Veleslavín

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Daniel Adam of Veleslavín (Template:Langx; 31 August 1546 – 18 October 1599) was a lexicographer, publisher, translator and writer from Bohemia.

Biography

Daniel Adam studied at the University of Prague, and from 1569 to 1576 he was a professor there. When he married the daughter of the publisher Jiří Melantrich of Aventino, he was forced to leave the university (professors were required to keep celibacy).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He started working at the print press and later took it over.

He and his collaborators translated and published many historical, religious, and scientific books. The language used in the books he published was considered the best literary language in the Czech lands and in the area of today's Slovakia (the so-called bibličtina, Bible language).

Adam was a secret member of the Unity of the Brethren.

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