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Jurij Japelj
1744 – 1807
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJurij Japelj, also known in German as Georg Japel, was a Slovene Jesuit priest, translator, and philologist. He was part of the Zois circle, a group of Carniolan scholars and intellectuals that were instrumental in the spread of Enlightenment ideas in the Slovene Lands. His translations of the Bible, based on the 16th-century translation of the Lutheran author Jurij Dalmatin, set the basis for the development of modern standard Slovene.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 11, 1744
Kamnik
Date of death
October 11, 1807
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Citizenship
Austrian Empire · Habsburg monarchy
Occupations & fields
linguistBible translatorpoetCatholic priesttranslatorCatholic bishop
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