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Sigmund Zois

1747 – 1819

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Wikipedia Summary

Sigmund Zois Freiherr von Edelstein, usually referred as Sigmund Zois was a Carniolan nobleman, natural scientist and patron of the arts. He is considered one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment Era in the Slovene Lands of Habsburg Austria.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
November 23, 1747
Trieste
Date of death
November 10, 1819
Ljubljana
Citizenship

Austrian Empire · Illyrian Provinces · Habsburg monarchy

Occupations & fields
mineralogistpatron of the artsentrepreneurwriterornithologistbusinessperson
Field and occupation
slovinský buditel, mecenáš, překladatel
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