Johann Heinrich Alsted
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Johann Heinrich Alsted, "the true parent of all the Encyclopædias", was a German-born Transylvanian Saxon Calvinist minister and academic, known for his varied interests: in Ramism and Lullism, pedago
1610 drawing of Alsted
Johann Heinrich Alsted. Encyclopaedia Septem tomis distincta. Herborn: S.n., 1630
János Apáczai Csere
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János Apáczai Csere was a Hungarian polyglot, pedagogist, philosopher and theologian, famous for his work The Hungarian Encyclopedia, the first textbook to be written in Hungarian. The Encyclopædia Br
Johann Heinrich Alsted
…from Unitarianism to Calvinism, and Alsted and Johannes Bisterfeld were German professors brought in to improve standards. Among the students there was János Apáczai Csere. Alsted died in Alba Iulia in 1638…
Statue of János Apáczai Csere in Apața
The tomb of Apáczai in Cluj-Napoca's Hajongard Cemetery