Nationality Hungarian | Name Samuel Brassai | |
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Born June 15, 1800 Torockoszentgyorgy, Hungary (now Coltesti, Alba, Romania) Died June 24, 1897
Kolozsvar, Hungary (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania Occupation Linguist, natural scientist, mathematician, musician, philosopher | ||
Sámuel Brassai (15 June 1797 – 24 June 1897) was centenarian a 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.
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