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Anton Bernolák was a male linguist, Catholic priest, writer, and philologist born in Slanica on October 3, 1762. A citizen of the Austrian Empire, he was educated at the Pázmáneum and worked in the fields of linguistics and philology. He spoke, wrote, and signed in Latin, Slovak, and Hungarian. His religious worldview was Catholicism.
Bernolák authored six works, including *Grammatica slavica* and *Slowár slowenskí česko-latinsko-ňemecko-uherskí*. Other notable works include *Predhovor k Bernolákovmu slováru z roku 1796*, *Bernolákovské polemiky*, and works associated with Jozef Ignác Bajza and Juraj Fándly. He died on January 15, 1813, in Nové Zámky, where he is also buried. His life and work have been described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary* and the *Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1762
- Died
- 1813
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Grammatica slavica
- Jozef Ignác Bajza - Anton Bernolák - Juraj Fándly
- Predhovor k Bernolákovmu slováru z roku 1796
- Bernolákovské polemiky
- Slowár slowenskí česko-latinsko-ňemecko-uherskí =
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Key facts
- Born
- 3 October 1762, Slanica , Kingdom of Hungary , (now part of Námestovo , Slovakia )
- Died
- 15 January 1813 (aged 50), Érsekújvár , Kingdom of Hungary, (now Nové Zámky , Slovakia)
- Occupations
- Catholic priest , official , linguist
- Known for
- Codified the first Slovak language standard
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire
- Place of birth
- Slanica
- Place of death
- Nové Zámky
- Occupation
- Christian minister
- Educated at
- Pázmáneum
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- Bernolak Anton.jpg
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- Commons category
- Anton Bernolák
- date of birth
- 1762-10-04
- date of death
- 1813-01-15
- name in native language
- Anton Bernolák
- place of burial
- Nové Zámky
- described by source
- Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste
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Encyclopedic overview
Bust of Bernolák in Bratislava Anton Bernolák (Hungarian: Bernolák Antal; 3 October 1762 – 15 January 1813) was a Slovak linguist and Catholic priest, and the author of the first Slovak language standard.
Life
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