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Péter Melius Juhász

1532 – 1572

Hungarian bishop and botanist

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Lived 1532 – 1572 (aged 39–40). Péter Melius Juhász was a Hungarian translator, botanist, bible translator, reformed pastor, theologian and hebraist.

Péter Melius Juhász (1532 – 25 December 1572) was a Hungarian botanist, writer, theologist, and bishop of the Calvinist Reformed Church in Transylvania. He famously debated with Ferenc David in a series of synods resulting in the Brief Confession of Pastors at Debrecen, the Confession of Kassa (1568), and the Várad disputation (18 August 1568) - held at "Várad", modern Nagyvárad (Romanian Oradea), not Várad in Hungary. The "sententia catholica," was followed by a new confession, the Confession of Várad (1568).

Gáspár Károli names Melius as one of the sources for his translation of the Hungarian Vizsoly Bible.

His herbal (Herbarium), published in 1578, was the first botanical and medicinal work in Hungarian language.

Works Herbarivm. Az faknac fvveknec nevekröl, termésetekröl, és haßnairól, Magyar nyelwre, és ez rendre hoßta az Doctoroc Kőnyueiből az Horhi Melius Peter. Nyomtattot Coloſuárat Heltai Gaſpárné Műhellyébé, 1. 5. 78. Eßtendőben.

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Born
1532, Horhi-puszta
Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Calvinist bishop
Also known as
Peter Melius Juhasz, Péter Méliusz Juhász, Péter Horhi Juhász

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Péter Melius Juhász?

Hungarian bishop and botanist (1532-1572)

When was Péter Melius Juhász born?

Péter Melius Juhász was born in 1532 in Horhi-puszta.

When did Péter Melius Juhász die?

Péter Melius Juhász died on 25 December 1572 in Debrecen.

What was Péter Melius Juhász's occupation?

Péter Melius Juhász was a translator, botanist, bible translator, reformed pastor, theologian and hebraist.

What nationality was Péter Melius Juhász?

Péter Melius Juhász was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Péter Melius Juhász

· Wikidata: Q1212824

· DBpedia: Péter Melius Juhász

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