Sámuel Brassai

This article is about linguist. For photographer, see Brassaï.
Sámuel Brassai

Relief of Sámuel Brassai in Szeged
Born 15 June 1800
Torockószentgyörgy, Hungary (now Colțești, Alba, Romania)
Died 24 June 1897(1897-06-24) (aged 97)
Kolozsvár, Hungary (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Nationality Hungarian
Occupation Linguist, natural scientist, mathematician, musician, philosopher

Sámuel Brassai (15 June 1800 – 24 June 1897) was 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.[1]

Notes

  1. American Hungarian Educators Association

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.