Jan Dubravius

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Jo(h)annes Dubravius (1486-1553) was a Czech churchman, humanist and writer. He became the bishop of Olmütz in Bohemia, now Olomouc in the Czech Republic. His name is given also as Jan Dubravius or Janus Dubravius, Jan Skála z Doubravky and Jan z Doubravky, and Dubravinius.

[edit] Works

  • Martiani Capellae Nuptiae Mercurii cum Philologia, commentary on Martianus Capella
  • Theriobulia Joannis Dubravii iurisconsulti et equitis aurati De regiis praeceptis, poetic beast fables
  • Commentarii in V Davidis psalmum
  • Libellus de piscinis et piscium, qui in eis aluntur natura, a work on fish ponds cited by Izaak Walton
  • Historia regni Bohemiae (1552), chronicle
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