Márton Szepsi Csombor
Szepsi Csombor Márton • Illustration — Title page of Europica Varietas Márton Szepsi Csombor(1595–1622) was a Hungarian Protestant pastor and traveler, and the author of the first Hungarian travel book, Europica Varietas. Márton Csombor was born in Szepsi, then the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1618 he undertook a 700-mile-long journey, mostly on foot, across Europe, which he recorded in his Europica Varietas, published in Hungarian in 1620.
Márton Szepsi Csombor
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- Born
- 1595 · Moldava nad Bodvou.
- Died
- 1622 · Vranov nad Topľou.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- travel writer · poet · reformed pastor
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Szepsi Csombor Márton • Illustration — Title page of Europica Varietas Márton Szepsi Csombor(1595–1622) was a Hungarian Protestant pastor and traveler, and the author of the first Hungarian travel book, Europica Varietas. Márton Csombor was born in Szepsi, then the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1618 he undertook a 700-mile-long journey, mostly on foot, across Europe, which he recorded in his Europica Varietas, published in Hungarian in 1620.
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• All Works by Márton Szepsi Csombor, introductory study written by Iván Sándor Kovács, translation by Péter Kulcsár, Budapest: Neumann Publishing House, 2002 • 1620: Europica Varietas, subtitled "Poland, Mazury, Prussia, Denmark, Frisia, Holland, Zealand, England, Gaul, Germany and the Czech Republic; Or: A short description of various things seen and heard in the Prussian, Pomerania, Sweden, Norway, Frisia, Zealand, and British Seas. Which may serve not only to the delight of every reader, but also to the benefit of many" • 1623: Udvari Schola
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• Szepsi Csombor Márton High School • Szepsi Csombor Literary Circle
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Márton Szepsi Csombor is recorded as travel writer, poet and reformed pastor.
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1595
Márton Szepsi Csombor was born in 1595 at Moldava nad Bodvou.
1622
Márton Szepsi Csombor died in 1622 at Vranov nad Topľou.
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Moldava nad Bodvou.
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