Jan Arnošt Smoler

Jan Arnošt Smoler

Jan Arnošt Smoler (German: Johann Ernst Schmaler, born in Merzdorf (a former village in Boxberg, Saxony) on March 3, 1816; died in Bautzen on June 13, 1884) was a Sorbian philologist and writer. He played a vital role in revitalizing the Sorbian languages in the 19th century. He also supported a form of Pan-Slavism.