About Beneš Optát
Beneš Optát was a translator, writer and bible translator.
Václav Beneš Optát (died 1559) was a Czech Utraquist Hussite priest. In 1533 he published as co-author with Petr Gzel of Prague the first Czech Grammar (Grammatika česká v dvojí stránce). In the same year he published his Czech translation of the New Testament based on Erasmus' edition.
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Who was Beneš Optát?
Czech priest and linguist
When was Beneš Optát born?
Beneš Optát was born in Telč.
When did Beneš Optát die?
Beneš Optát died in 1559 in Mostkovice.
What was Beneš Optát's occupation?
Beneš Optát was a translator, writer and bible translator.
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