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Sámuel Brassai

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Hungarian linguist and teacher
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This article is about the linguist. For the photographer, see Brassaï.
Sámuel Brassai
Relief of Sámuel Brassai in Szeged
Born1797 or 1800 (disputed)
Torockószentgyörgy, Hungary (now Colțești, Alba, Romania)
Died24 June 1897
Kolozsvár, Hungary (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
NationalityHungarian
Occupation(s)Linguist, natural scientist, mathematician, musician, philosopher

Sámuel Brassai (15 June 1797 or 1800 – 24 June 1897) was a Hungarian linguist and teacher sometimes called "The Last Transylvanian Polymath." In addition to being a linguist and pedagogue he was also a natural scientist, mathematician, musician, philosopher, essay writer, and a regular member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is perhaps best known for teaching methods.

Notes

  1. Erdélyi Múzeum
  2. Erdélyi Múzeum
  3. Profile, mek.oszk.hu. Accessed 2 April 2024.

References

  • É. Kiss, Katalin. 2008. A Pioneering Theory Of Information Structure. Acta Linguistica Hungarica, Vol. 55 (1–2), pp. 23–40.

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